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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
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