Where does “màthair” come from?

màthair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish máthir, from Proto-Celtic mātīr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

màthair (Scottish Gaelic): mother; dam; cause, source

Definitions

  1. mother; dam; cause, source

Ancestry of “màthair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmáthirmother
2Proto-Celticmātīrmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “màthair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Celtic mātīr →Every word from Old Irish máthir →