Where does “мадера” come from?

мадера (Russian) comes from Portuguese Madeira, from Old Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

мадера (Russian): Madeira

Definitions

  1. Madeira

Ancestry of “мадера”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMadeiraEllipsis of vinho da Madeira
2Old Portuguesemadeira—
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →