Where does “mama” come from?
mama (English) comes from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
mama (English): Mother, female parent
Ancestry of “mama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Xhosa | umama | mom, mother |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | *mààmá | — |
Words derived from “mama”