Where does “mam” come from?

mam (Polish) comes from Polish mama, from Old Polish mama, from Proto-Slavic *màma — mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother).

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “mam”, step by step

mam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmamamum
2Old Polishmamamom, mother
3Proto-Slavic*màmamama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)

via Polish mieć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmiećto have; to be; must, have to, need to
2Proto-Slavicjьmětito have

via Polish mamić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmamićto tantalize, to tempt, to entice; to delude
2Proto-Slavic*mamiti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *màma →Every word from Old Polish mama →Every word from Polish mama →