Where does “máthir” come from?

máthir (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

máthir (Old Irish): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “máthir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmātīrmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “máthir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Celtic mātīr →
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