Where does “momless” come from?
momless (English) comes from English mom, from English momma, from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
momless (English): Without a mother
Ancestry of “momless”, step by step
momless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mom | mother; An adult female owner of a pet; To care... |
| 2 | English | momma | mother; A voluptuous woman; One's wife or... |
| 3 | English | mama | Mother, female parent |
| 4 | Xhosa | umama | mom, mother |
| 5 | Proto-Bantu | *mààmá | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |