Where does “namamāte” come from?

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

namamāte (Latvian): hostess; lady of the house; housewife

Definitions

  1. hostess; lady of the house; housewife

Ancestry of “namamāte”, step by step

namamāte 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 nama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviannamagenitive singular of nams; house
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Latvian māte →