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
- maternal aunt, mother’s brother’s wife; feminine...
Ancestry of “मातुला”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | मात | conversation, talk; description; news |
| 2 | Sanskrit | माता | mother |
| 3 | Indo-Iranian | *máHtā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |