Where does “mamão” come from?

mamão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mamar, from Old Portuguese mamar.

mamão (Portuguese): which breastfeeds a lot and often

Definitions

  1. which breastfeeds a lot and often

Ancestry of “mamão”, step by step

mamão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese mamar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemamarto suckle; to perform fellatio
2Old Portuguesemamar—

via Portuguese mamã

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemamãmummy, mum, mom
2Old Portuguesemama—

Words derived from “mamão”

Every word from Old Portuguese mamar →Every word from Portuguese mamar →