Where does “matový” come from?

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

matový (Slovak): checkmate

Definitions

  1. checkmate

Ancestry of “matový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmaťmother; to have; to be supposed to
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 →