Where does “お母さん” come from?
お母さん (Japanese) comes from Japanese 母, from Old Japanese はは.
お母さん (Japanese): mother; one's mother
Ancestry of “お母さん”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 母 | mother; a woman who breastfeeds and raises a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | はは | — |
Words derived from “お母さん”