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Where does “amia” come from?

amia (Dalmatian) comes from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

amia (Dalmatian): aunt

Definitions

  1. aunt

Ancestry of “amia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
2Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother
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