Where does “материя” come from?

материя (Russian) comes from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

материя (Russian): substance, matter; fabric, material, cloth

Definitions

  1. substance, matter; fabric, material, cloth

Ancestry of “материя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
2Latinmātermother female parent
3Proto-Italicmātērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “материя”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →