Where does “ato” come from?

ato (Mauritian Creole) comes from Marathi आत्या, from Old Marathi आत, from Sanskrit अन्तर, from Sanskrit अन्तरा, from Sanskrit आ, from Sanskrit धा, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH-.

ato (Mauritian Creole): paternal aunt

Definitions

  1. paternal aunt

Ancestry of “ato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiआत्याaunt
2Old Marathiआत—
3Sanskritअन्तरbeing in the interior, interior; near, proximate,...
4Sanskritअन्तराin the middle, between; among
5Sanskritआseparated form of आ-; With senses determined by...
6Sanskritधाto put, place, set, lay in or on
7Proto-Indo-European*dʰaH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰaH- →Every word from Sanskrit धा →Every word from Sanskrit आ →