Where does “amma” come from?

amma (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ, from Aramaic אִמָּא.

Ancestry of “amma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܐܡܐmother; abbess; metropolis
2Aramaicאִמָּא—

Words derived from “amma”

Every word from Aramaic אִמָּא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܡܐ →