Where does “mom” come from?

mom (Romani) comes from Old Armenian մոմ, from Middle Iranian mōm.

Ancestry of “mom”, step by step

mom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian մոմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմոմwax, beeswax; wax candle, wax light, taper
2Middle Iranianmōm—

via Persian موم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمومwax; candle
Every word from Middle Iranian mōm →Every word from Old Armenian մոմ →