Where does “momarazzi” come from?

momarazzi (English) comes from English mom, from English momma, from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

momarazzi (English): A mother who takes an excessive amount of photos of her children

Definitions

  1. A mother who takes an excessive amount of photos of her children

Ancestry of “momarazzi”, step by step

momarazzi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmommother; An adult female owner of a pet; To care...
2Englishmommamother; A voluptuous woman; One's wife or...
3EnglishmamaMother, female parent
4Xhosaumamamom, mother
5Proto-Bantu*mààmá

via English paparazzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaparazziA paparazzo; Paparazzi taken as a group; plural...
2Italianpaparazziplural of paparazzo
3Italianpaparazzopaparazzo
Every word from Proto-Bantu *mààmáEvery word from Xhosa umamaEvery word from English mama
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