Where does “मातापितृ” come from?

मातापितृ (Sanskrit) comes from Old Marathi मात, from Sanskrit माता, from Indo-Iranian *máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

मातापितृ (Sanskrit): mother and father

Definitions

  1. mother and father

Ancestry of “मातापितृ”, step by step

मातापितृ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Marathi मात

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiमातconversation, talk; description; news
2Sanskritमाताmother
3Indo-Iranian*máHtā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Sanskrit पि॒तृ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपि॒तृ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *máHtā →Every word from Sanskrit माता →