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
- A mother, in Japan or East Asia; A woman in a...
Ancestry of “mama-san”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | さん | A title used after person's name regardless of... |
| 2 | Japanese | 様 | way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 樣 | — |