Where does “ममि” come from?

ममि (Nepali) comes from English mummy, from Middle English mummie, from Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

ममि (Nepali): mummy; mother

Definitions

  1. mummy; mother

Ancestry of “ममि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmummyAn embalmed human or animal corpse wrapped in...
2Middle Englishmummie
3Anglo-Normanmumiemummy
4Middle Frenchmomie
5Medieval Latinmumia
6Arabicمُومِيَاء
7Classical Persianمومیا
8Persianمومwax; candle
Every word from Persian مومEvery word from Classical Persian مومیاEvery word from Arabic مُومِيَاء