Where does “മാതുലൻ” come from?

മാതുലൻ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit मातुल, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

മാതുലൻ (Malayalam): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “മാതുലൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमातुलrelating to maternal uncle; maternal uncle,...
2Sanskritमातृmother
3Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →