𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *máHtā (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (mātar)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máHtā (compare Sanskrit मातृ (mā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr (compare Old Armenian մայր (mayr), Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr), Old Church Slavonic мати (mati), Latin māter, Old English mōdor (whence English mother).

Noun

𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 (mātā) f

  1. mother

Descendants
  • Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭠𐭲𐭥‎ (mātar)
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