Where does “grandmom” come from?

grandmom (English) comes from English mom, from English momma, from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

grandmom (English): Grandmother

Definitions

  1. Grandmother

Ancestry of “grandmom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmommother; An adult female owner of a pet; To care...
2Englishmommamother; A voluptuous woman; One's wife or...
3EnglishmamaMother, female parent
4Xhosaumamamom, mother
5Proto-Bantu*mààmá—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *mààmá →Every word from Xhosa umama →Every word from English mama →