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

  1. third-person plural present indicative of mamar

Ancestry of “maman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmamarto suckle; first/third-person singular future...
2Old Portuguesemamar—
Every word from Old Portuguese mamar →Every word from Galician mamar →
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