Where does “ਮਾਪੇ” come from?

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

ਮਾਪੇ (Punjabi): parents

Definitions

  1. parents

Ancestry of “ਮਾਪੇ”, step by step

ਮਾਪੇ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਮਾਂ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਮਾਂmother, mom
2Sanskritमाताmother
3Indo-Iranian*máHtā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Punjabi ਪੇ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਪੇfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *máHtā →Every word from Sanskrit माता →