Where does “matka natura” come from?

matka natura (Polish) comes from Polish natura, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

matka natura (Polish): Mother Earth, Mother Nature

Definitions

  1. Mother Earth, Mother Nature

Ancestry of “matka natura”, step by step

matka natura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish natura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnaturanature
2Latinnātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Polish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmatkamother; Diminutive of mata
2Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
3Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós →Every word from Proto-Italic gnātos →