Where does “اماں” come from?

اماں (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.

اماں (Urdu): mom, mother; mommy, mummy

Definitions

  1. mom, mother; mommy, mummy

Ancestry of “اماں”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअम्बाa mother, good woman
2Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)anmáH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH →Every word from Sanskrit अम्बा →