Where does “mater” come from?

mater (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

mater (Slovak): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “mater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmatimother
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “mater”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →
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