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Where does “मातुला” come from?

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

मातुला (Sanskrit): maternal aunt, mother’s brother’s wife; feminine...

Definitions

  1. maternal aunt, mother’s brother’s wife; feminine...

Ancestry of “मातुला”, step by step

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