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
Ancestry of “अम्मा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀅𑀁𑀫𑀸 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अम्बा | a mother, good woman |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (H)anmáH | — |