Etymology

From Sanskrit मातृ ‎(mātṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr ‎(“mother”). Cognates include Persian مادر ‎(mâdar), Proto-Slavic *mati, (thence Russian мать ‎(mat’)), Armenian մայր ‎(mayr), Mycenaean Greek 𐀔𐀳𐀩 ‎(ma-te-re) (modern Greek μητέρα ‎(mitéra)), Latin mater, English mother.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mãː]