Where does “ماما” come from?

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

ماما (Persian): midwife

Definitions

  1. midwife

Ancestry of “ماما”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमामuncle
2Proto-Dravidian*māmamaternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle

Words derived from “ماما”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *māma →Every word from Sanskrit माम →