Where does “maamaá” come from?

maamaá (Palula) comes from Sanskrit माम, from Proto-Dravidian *māma — maternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle.

maamaá (Palula): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “maamaá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमामuncle
2Proto-Dravidian*māmamaternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *māma →Every word from Sanskrit माम →