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Where does “𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸” come from?

𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (Sauraseni Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमातृmother
2Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸”

  • माँ-बाप
  • मायका
  • माँ
  • मां
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