Where does “материн” come from?

материн (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian мати, from Old East Slavic мати, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

материн (Ukrainian): mother's

Definitions

  1. mother's

Ancestry of “материн”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianматиmother; to have
2Old East Slavicматиmother
3Proto-Slavicmatimother
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →