Where does “ماوا” come from?

ماوا (Pahari-Potwari) comes from Sanskrit मातुल, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

ماوا (Pahari-Potwari): maternal uncle mother's brother

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle mother's brother

Ancestry of “ماوا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमातुलrelating to maternal uncle; maternal uncle,...
2Sanskritमातृmother
3Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →