Where does “مادر” come from?

مادر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian مادر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

مادر (Ottoman Turkish): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “مادر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمادرmother, mama
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥—
3Old Persian𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠mother
4Proto-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Iranian máHtā →