Where does “motra” come from?

motra (Turkish) comes from Albanian motër, from Albanian motrë, from Proto-Albanian mātrā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂treh₂, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂truh₂, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

motra (Turkish): sister

Definitions

  1. sister

Ancestry of “motra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmotërsister
2Albanianmotrë—
3Proto-Albanianmātrā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂treh₂mother's sister; mother’s sister
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂truh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂truh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂treh₂ →