Where does “ماں” come from?

ماں (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

ماں (Urdu): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “ماں”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸—
2Sanskritमातृmother
3Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “ماں”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →