Where does “mać” come from?
mać (Polish) comes from Old Polish mać, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
mać (Polish): mother
Ancestry of “mać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | mać | mother |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mati | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mā́ˀtē | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |