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
- genitive singular form of mats
Ancestry of “mata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | mats | hair; each keratin filament on the body of human... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mat- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mē- | to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many |