Where does “mama” come from?
mama (English) comes from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
mama (English): Mother, female parent
Definitions
- Mother, female parent
Ancestry of “mama”, step by step
mama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Zulu umama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zulu | umama | my mother |