Where does “мачуха” come from?

мачуха (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic *màťexa — stepmother.

мачуха (Ukrainian): stepmother wife of one's biological parent, other than one's biological mother

Definitions

  1. stepmother wife of one's biological parent, other than one's biological mother

Ancestry of “мачуха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*màťexastepmother
Every word from Proto-Slavic *màťexa