Where does “母ちゃん” come from?
母ちゃん (Japanese) comes from Japanese ちゃん, from Japanese -さん — honorific suffix.
母ちゃん (Japanese): mum, mommy
Ancestry of “母ちゃん”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | ちゃん | -chan; title affixed to animals |
| 2 | Japanese | -さん | honorific suffix |