Where does “mātesmāsa” come from?

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

mātesmāsa (Latvian): aunt

Definitions

  1. aunt

Ancestry of “mātesmāsa”, step by step

mātesmāsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian māte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmātemother; female individual of some animal species;...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Latvian māsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmāsasister; nurse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmā-to stupefy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Latvian māte →