Where does “mee-maw” come from?

mee-maw (English) comes from English meemaw, from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

mee-maw (English): Alternative form of meemaw, i.e. mamaw; To make...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of meemaw, i.e. mamaw; To make...

Ancestry of “mee-maw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeemawSynonym of mamaw; To mouth words so that they can...
2EnglishmamaMother, female parent
3Xhosaumamamom, mother
4Proto-Bantu*mààmá—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *mààmá →Every word from Xhosa umama →Every word from English mama →