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Where does “mātrā” come from?

mātrā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European méh₂treh₂, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂truh₂, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “mātrā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂treh₂mother's sister; mother’s sister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂truh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “mātrā”

  • motrë
  • motër
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