Where does “mam” come from?

mam (Translingual) comes from English Mam, from English mama, from Xhosa umama, from Proto-Bantu *mààmá.

Ancestry of “mam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMamA Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu
2EnglishmamaMother, female parent
3Xhosaumamamom, mother
4Proto-Bantu*mààmá—
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