Where does “mama” come from?
mama (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ma, from Hungarian -st, from Hungarian -t, from Proto-Uralic -tt.
mama (Hungarian): mom, mum; grandmom
Ancestry of “mama”, step by step
mama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian ma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ma | today |
| 2 | Hungarian | -st | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | -t | Used to form the accusative case; -ed, -t. Used... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -tt | — |
via Hungarian már
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | már | already (prior to some time), yet (in some questions) |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | mura- | break |
Words derived from “mama”