Where does “mattā” come from?

mattā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मत्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian matˢtás, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mattā (Pali): intoxicated

Definitions

  1. intoxicated

Ancestry of “mattā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमत्तintoxicated, drunk, inebriated; in rut, furious;...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmatˢtásdrunk, intoxicated
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mattā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian matˢtás →Every word from Sanskrit मत्त →