Where does “mata” come from?

mata (Latvian) comes from Latvian mats, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mat-, from Proto-Indo-European mē- — to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many.

mata (Latvian): genitive singular form of mats

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of mats

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmatshair; each keratin filament on the body of human...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmat-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mē- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mat- →Every word from Latvian mats →