Where does “maciorka” come from?

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

maciorka (Polish): ewe

Definitions

  1. ewe

Ancestry of “maciorka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmaciorasow, suid
2Polishmaćmother
3Old Polishmaćmother
4Proto-Slavicmatimother
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →