Where does “ਮਾਤਾ” come from?

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

ਮਾਤਾ (Punjabi): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “ਮਾਤਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमातृmother
2Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →