Where does “mātar” come from?

mātar (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

mātar (Pali): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “mātar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमातृmother
2Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “mātar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →