Where does “motai” come from?

motai (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

motai (Polabian): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “motai”, step by step

motai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic mati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmatimother
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Proto-Indo-European mot-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—

Words derived from “motai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →
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