Where does “मातुलानी” come from?

मातुलानी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मातुल, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

मातुलानी (Sanskrit): maternal aunt, mother’s brother’s wife

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “मातुलानी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमातुलrelating to maternal uncle; maternal uncle,...
2Sanskritमातृmother
3Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtāEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā
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