Where does “mātula” come from?

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

mātula (Pali): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “mātula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमातुलrelating to maternal uncle; maternal uncle,...
2Sanskritमातृmother
3Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “mātula”

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