Where does “мати рацію” come from?

мати рацію (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.

мати рацію (Ukrainian): to be right

Definitions

  1. to be right

Ancestry of “мати рацію”, step by step

мати рацію traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian мати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianматиmother; to have
2Old East Slavicматиmother
3Proto-Slavicmatimother
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Ukrainian ра́цію

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianра́цію—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →