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Matrika
Matrika comes from Sanskrit मातृका ‘mother’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*máHtā‘mother’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमातृ‘mother’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमातृकाmātṛkā‘mother’
- EnglishtodayMatrika
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*máHtā‘mother’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमातृ‘mother’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमातृकाmātṛkā‘mother’
- EnglishtodayMatrika
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr ‘mother’
mother, matter, material, maternal, maternity, mat, matron, materiel, madrigal, materia, metra, 19 more
Today it means
noun One of the seven or eight mother goddesses that are usually shaktis of different devas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr / Matrika