Where does “matka” come from?

matka (Polish) comes from Polish mata, from Late Latin matta — reed mat; mat of rushes.

matka (Polish): mother; Diminutive of mata

Definitions

  1. mother; Diminutive of mata

Ancestry of “matka”, step by step

matka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmatamat; genitive/accusative plural of mat;...
2Late Latinmattareed mat; mat of rushes

via Old Polish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmatkamother
2Proto-Slavic*matъka—

Words derived from “matka”

Every word from Late Latin matta →Every word from Polish mata →