Where does “ama” come from?

ama (Old Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin amma, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

ama (Old Portuguese): mistress

Definitions

  1. mistress

Ancestry of “ama”, step by step

ama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin amma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinammawet nurse, amma
2Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
3Latinferōto bear; to carry
4Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Late Latin amma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinammaA nocturnal bird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “ama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →