Where does “māte” come from?

māte (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

māte (Latvian): mother; female individual of some animal species;...

Definitions

  1. mother; female individual of some animal species;...

Ancestry of “māte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “māte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē