Where does “mamasang” come from?

mamasang (Cebuano) comes from Japanese ママ, from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

mamasang (Cebuano): a madam, a brothel keeper

Definitions

  1. a madam, a brothel keeper

Ancestry of “mamasang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseママmama, mamma, a childish form of mother, one's...
2EnglishmamaMother, female parent
3Xhosaumamamom, mother
4Proto-Bantu*mààmá—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *mààmá →Every word from Xhosa umama →Every word from English mama →