Where does “ماما” come from?

ماما (Urdu) comes from Urdu ماں, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸, from Sanskrit मातृ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

ماما (Urdu): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “ماما”, step by step

ماما traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu ماں

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduماںmother
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀸𑀤𑀸—
3Sanskritमातृmother
4Proto-Indo-AryanmáHtā—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmáHtāmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Sanskrit माम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमामuncle
2Proto-Dravidian*māmamaternal or specific paternal (father's sister's husband) uncle

Words derived from “ماما”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máHtā →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan máHtā →