Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/máHtā

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From earlier *máHtār, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Noun

*máHtā f

mother

Descendants

Indo-Aryan: *máHtā
- Sanskrit: मातृ (mā́tṛ, mātṛ́)
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
    - Assamese: মা (ma), মাও (maû)
    - Bengali: মা (ma)
    - Sylheti: ꠝꠣ (ma)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸 (mādā)
    - Gujarati: મા (mā)
    - Hindi: माँ (mā̃), मैया (maiyā), माऊ (māū)
    - Punjabi: ਮਾਂ (mā̃)
    - Urdu: ماں‎ (mā̃)
  - → Telugu: మాత (māta)
Iranian: *máHtā

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