Where does “matuchna” come from?

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

Ancestry of “matuchna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmaćmother
2Old Polishmaćmother
3Proto-Slavicmatimother
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtēEvery word from Proto-Slavic mati