Where does “мати” come from?

мати (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic mǫtiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mántīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European month₂-éye-ti.

мати (Macedonian): to stir; to plot, scheme; to swindle

Definitions

  1. to stir; to plot, scheme; to swindle

Ancestry of “мати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmǫtitito stir; to trouble
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmántīˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmonth₂-éye-ti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European month₂-éye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mántīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫtiti →