Where does “marmay” come from?

marmay (Réunion Creole French) comes from French marmaille, from French marmot, from French marmotter, from French marmonner, from Latin murmuro, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.

marmay (Réunion Creole French): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “marmay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarmaillerabble of kids
2FrenchmarmotAn architectural grotesque, especially a door...
3Frenchmarmotterto mumble, mutter
4Frenchmarmonnerto murmur, mumble
5LatinmurmuroI murmur, mutter; I murmur or grumble at,...
6Latinmurmurmurmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmormur-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mormur-Every word from Latin murmurEvery word from Latin murmuro