Where does “мати” come from?

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

мати (Ukrainian): mother; to have

Definitions

  1. mother; to have

Ancestry of “мати”, step by step

мати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic мати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicматиmother
2Proto-Slavicmatimother
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Proto-Slavic jьmati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьmatito take; to have
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute

Words derived from “мати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →