Where does “maman” come from?
maman (Galician) comes from Galician mamar, from Old Portuguese mamar.
maman (Galician): third-person plural present indicative of mamar
Definitions
- third-person plural present indicative of mamar
Ancestry of “maman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | mamar | to suckle; first/third-person singular future... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mamar | — |