Where does “matíṣ” come from?
matíṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian matíš, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥tís, from Proto-Indo-European méntis, from Indo-European *men-.
Ancestry of “matíṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | matíš | thought |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mn̥tís | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méntis | thought |
| 4 | Indo-European | *men- | — |
Words derived from “matíṣ”