Where does “ماما” come from?

ماما (Pashto) comes from Urdu ماما, from Urdu ماں, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

ماما (Pashto): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “ماما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduماماmaternal uncle
2Urduماںmother
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸—
4Sanskritमातृmother
5Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →