Where does “Uma” come from?

Uma (English) comes from Japanese 馬, from Middle Chinese 馬.

Uma (English): One of the names of Hindu goddess Parvati

Definitions

  1. One of the names of Hindu goddess Parvati

Ancestry of “Uma”, step by step

Uma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 馬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese馬a horse; a promoted bishop; a sawhorse: a...
2Middle Chinese馬—

via Sanskrit उमा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritउमाflax; turmeric
Every word from Middle Chinese 馬 →Every word from Japanese 馬 →