Where does “मातृ” come from?
मातृ (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
मातृ (Sanskrit): mother
Ancestry of “मातृ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | máHtā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máHtā | mother |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “मातृ”