Where does “مادر” come from?

مادر (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

مادر (Persian): mother, mama

Definitions

  1. mother, mama

Ancestry of “مادر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥—
2Old Persian𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠mother
3Proto-IranianmáHtāmother
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “مادر”

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