Where does “മാമ്മം” come from?

മാമ്മം (Malayalam) comes from Portuguese mamã, from French maman, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

മാമ്മം (Malayalam): breast

Definitions

  1. breast

Ancestry of “മാമ്മം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemamãmummy, mum, mom
2Frenchmamanmummy, mom, mum
3Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →