Where does “মামা” come from?

মামা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit माम, from Proto-Dravidian *māma — maternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle.

মামা (Bengali): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “মামা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमामuncle
2Proto-Dravidian*māmamaternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle

Words derived from “মামা”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *māma →Every word from Sanskrit माम →