Where does “अम्मा” come from?

अम्मा (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.

अम्मा (Hindi): mom, mother

Definitions

  1. mom, mother

Ancestry of “अम्मा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸—
2Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
3Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH →Every word from Sanskrit अम्बा →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 →