Where does “mama” come from?

mama (Mòcheno) comes from Middle High German muome, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic mōmā, from Proto-Germanic mōmǭ, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂-méh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

mama (Mòcheno): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “mama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmuome—
2Old High Germanmuomaaunt, mother's sister
3Proto-West Germanicmōmāmama, mother
4Proto-Germanicmōmǭmama, mother; aunt, auntie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-méh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂-méh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōmǭ →