Where does “pamāte” come from?

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

pamāte (Latvian): stepmother

Definitions

  1. stepmother

Ancestry of “pamāte”, step by step

pamāte 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 pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpaon; along; to
2Latvianreiziaccusative singular form of reize; instrumental...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Latvian māte →