Where does “māta” come from?

māta (Old Dutch) comes from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Ancestry of “māta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
2Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “māta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →