Where does “மாமி” come from?

மாமி (Tamil) comes from Tamil மாமன், from Tamil -அன், from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu — Indicates a masculine noun.

மாமி (Tamil): maternal aunt, the wife of one's maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal aunt, the wife of one's maternal uncle

Ancestry of “மாமி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilமாமன்maternal uncle, the brother of one's mother
2Tamil-அன்(singular) masculine suffix particle
3Proto-Dravidian*-anṯuIndicates a masculine noun

Words derived from “மாமி”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *-anṯu →Every word from Tamil -அன் →Every word from Tamil மாமன் →