Where does “mà-i-mà” come from?

mà-i-mà (Catalan) comes from Catalan mà, from Vulgar Latin mam, from Latin meam — accusative feminine singular of meus.

Ancestry of “mà-i-mà”, step by step

mà-i-mà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan mà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmàhand; quire
2Vulgar Latinmam—
3Latinmeamaccusative feminine singular of meus

via Catalan i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalaniThe Latin letter I; and; used to connect two...
2Old Catalane—
Every word from Latin meam →Every word from Vulgar Latin mam →Every word from Catalan mà →