Where does “ма́тушка” come from?
ма́тушка (Russian) comes from Russian мать, from Old East Slavic мати, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
ма́тушка (Russian): mother, mum
Ancestry of “ма́тушка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | мать | mother |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | мати | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mati | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mā́ˀtē | mother |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “ма́тушка”