Where does “اماں” come from?
اماں (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.
اماں (Urdu): mom, mother; mommy, mummy
Definitions
- mom, mother; mommy, mummy
Ancestry of “اماں”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अम्बा | a mother, good woman |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (H)anmáH | — |