Where does “матрьошка” come from?

матрьошка (Ukrainian) comes from Russian матрёшка, from Russian Матрёна, from Latin mātrōna, from Latin māter, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

матрьошка (Ukrainian): matryoshka, Russian doll

Definitions

  1. matryoshka, Russian doll

Ancestry of “матрьошка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianматрёшкаmatryoshka, Russian doll
2RussianМатрёна—
3Latinmātrōna—
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
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