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Where does “ма́мити” come from?

ма́мити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic maniti, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂- — mother; mama, mother.

Ancestry of “ма́мити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicmanitiAlternative form of *mamiti; to deceive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother

Words derived from “ма́мити”

  • примамити
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