Where does “máHtā” come from?

máHtā (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “máHtā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “máHtā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →