Where does “macierzysty” come from?

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

macierzysty (Polish): indigenous

Definitions

  1. indigenous

Ancestry of “macierzysty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmacierzmatrix; motherland, country of origin; mother
2Old Polishmacierzmother
3Proto-Slavicmatimother
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →