Where does “mămăiță” come from?

mămăiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian mamaie, from Romanian mamă, from Latin mamma, from Latin ferō, from Proto-Italic ferō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

mămăiță (Romanian): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “mămăiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmamaiegrandmother
2Romanianmamămother
3Latinmammaa breast; an udder; a pap; a teat, a dug
4Latinferōto bear; to carry
5Proto-Italicferōcarry, bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Italic ferō →