Where does “matână” come from?

matână (Romanian) comes from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

matână (Romanian): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “matână”, step by step

matână traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian mamă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmamămother
2Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Romanian bătrână

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbătrânăold woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →