Where does “مادر” come from?

مادر (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian مادر, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠, from Proto-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

مادر (Urdu): mother, mama

Definitions

  1. mother, mama

Ancestry of “مادر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمادر—
2Old Persian𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠mother
3Proto-IranianmáHtāmother
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Iranian máHtā →