Etymology

From Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬨𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 ‎(mātar)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (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 (> English mother)).