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Where does “mam” come from?

mam (Polish) comes from Polish mama, from Old Polish mama, from Proto-Slavic *màma.

mam (Polish): first-person singular present of mieć;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present of mieć;...

Ancestry of “mam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmamamum
2Old Polishmama—
3Proto-Slavic*màma—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *màma →