Where does “மத்தாப்பு” come from?
மத்தாப்பு (Tamil) comes from Urdu مہتاب, from Persian مهتاب, from Persian مه, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα — mother.
மத்தாப்பு (Tamil): sparkler
Definitions
- sparkler
Ancestry of “மத்தாப்பு”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | مہتاب | moonlight |
| 2 | Persian | مهتاب | moonlight |
| 3 | Persian | مه | Alternative form of ماه; fog, mist; I, me |
| 4 | French | mai | May |
| 5 | Old French | mai | — |
| 6 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 7 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |