Where does “มาตุลา” come from?
มาตุลา (Thai) comes from Pali mātula, from Sanskrit मातुल, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
มาตุลา (Thai): maternal uncle
Ancestry of “มาตุลา”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | mātula | maternal uncle |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मातुल | relating to maternal uncle; maternal uncle,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मातृ | mother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | máHtā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máHtā | mother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |