Where does “മാതൃക” come from?

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

മാതൃക (Malayalam): model; praiseworthy example

Definitions

  1. model; praiseworthy example

Ancestry of “മാതൃക”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमातृकाmother
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 →