Where does “tanta” come from?

tanta (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch tante, from French tante, from Middle French tante, from Middle French ante, from Old French ante, from Latin amita, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

tanta (Sranan Tongo): aunt

Definitions

  1. aunt

Ancestry of “tanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtanteaunt; A woman, especially an older or assertive...
2Frenchtanteaunt
3Middle Frenchtante—
4Middle Frenchanteauntie; aunt
5Old Frenchantenominative singular of antain; aunt
6Latinamitapaternal aunt; father's sister
7Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →Every word from Latin amita →Every word from Old French ante →