Where does “mama” come from?

mama (Silesian) comes from Old Polish mama, from Proto-Slavic *màma — mama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother).

mama (Silesian): mom, mother

Definitions

  1. mom, mother

Ancestry of “mama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmamamom, mother
2Proto-Slavic*màmamama, mummy, mommy, mum, mom (mother)
Every word from Proto-Slavic *màma →Every word from Old Polish mama →