Where does “macierz” come from?

macierz (Polish) comes from Old Polish macierz, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

macierz (Polish): matrix; motherland, country of origin; mother

Definitions

  1. matrix; motherland, country of origin; mother

Ancestry of “macierz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmacierzmother
2Proto-Slavicmatimother
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “macierz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtēEvery word from Proto-Slavic mati