Where does “macierz” come from?

macierz (Silesian) comes from Old Polish macierz, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

macierz (Silesian): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “macierz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmacierzmother
2Proto-Slavicmatimother
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →