Where does “oma” come from?
oma (English) comes from Tibetan འོ་མ, from Tibetan མ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.
oma (English): grandmother, grandma
Definitions
- grandmother, grandma
Ancestry of “oma”, step by step
oma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tibetan འོ་མ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibetan | འོ་མ | milk |
| 2 | Tibetan | མ | mother; goddess; negates the following verb in... |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ma | no, not, negative, not have, none |
via German Oma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Oma | grandma, granny, nan; any elderly woman |