Where does “Mammi” come from?

Mammi (Pennsylvania German) comes from Dutch mammie, from French mamie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Mammi (Pennsylvania German): ma; grandma

Definitions

  1. ma; grandma

Ancestry of “Mammi”, step by step

Mammi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mammie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmammiemommy, mummy
2Frenchmamiegranny, grandma
3Romanianmamămother
4Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
5Latinferōto bear; to carry
6Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via English mommy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmommyMother; To treat someone like a mother would; to...
2English-yAdded to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives...
3Middle English-yDesignates an adjective, in many cases formed by...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Italic ferō