Where does “mama” come from?
mama (Tok Pisin) comes from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
mama (Tok Pisin): mother
Ancestry of “mama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mama | Mother, female parent |
| 2 | Xhosa | umama | mom, mother |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | *mààmá | — |
Words derived from “mama”