Where does “മാതാവ്” come from?

മാതാവ് (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit माता, from Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

മാതാവ് (Malayalam): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “മാതാവ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमाताmother
2Indo-Iranian*máHtā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “മാതാവ്”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *máHtā →Every word from Sanskrit माता →