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Where does “macierz” come from?

macierz (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

macierz (Old Polish): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “macierz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmatimother
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “macierz”

  • macierzyństwo
  • macierzyński
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