Where does “अमात्य” come from?

अमात्य (Sanskrit) comes from Rajasthani अमा, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.

अमात्य (Sanskrit): companion, member of household; one living with...

Definitions

  1. companion, member of household; one living with...

Ancestry of “अमात्य”, step by step

अमात्य traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Rajasthani अमा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Rajasthaniअमाmother
2Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
3Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH—

via Sanskrit त्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्य—

Words derived from “अमात्य”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH →Every word from Sanskrit अम्बा →Every word from Rajasthani अमा →