Where does “mittatā” come from?

mittatā (Pali) comes from Pali mitta, from Sanskrit मित्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

mittatā (Pali): friendship

Definitions

  1. friendship

Ancestry of “mittatā”, step by step

mittatā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimittafriend; friendship
2Sanskritमित्रa friend, companion, associate; the sun;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmitrásfriend
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Pali tā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palitāfeminine nominative/accusative plural of ta;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
3Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás →