Where does “mama-san” come from?

mama-san (English) comes from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

mama-san (English): A mother, in Japan or East Asia; A woman in a...

Definitions

  1. A mother, in Japan or East Asia; A woman in a...

Ancestry of “mama-san”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseさんA title used after person's name regardless of...
2Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
3Middle Chinese樣—

Words derived from “mama-san”

Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Japanese 様 →Every word from Japanese さん →
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