Where does “ਮਾਂ” come from?

ਮਾਂ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit माता, from Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

ਮਾਂ (Punjabi): mother, mom

Definitions

  1. mother, mom

Ancestry of “ਮਾਂ”, step by step

ਮਾਂ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit माता

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमाताmother
2Indo-Iranian*máHtā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Punjabi ਮ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PunjabiਮThe thirtieth consonant in Punjabi

via Punjabi ਆਂ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਆਂmarks the dative case: to

Words derived from “ਮਾਂ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *máHtā →Every word from Sanskrit माता →