Where does “mam” come from?

mam (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic mamm, from Proto-Celtic mammā — mother, nanny, mum.

mam (Welsh): mother; ancestress; dam

Definitions

  1. mother; ancestress; dam

Ancestry of “mam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicmammmother, as used by a child
2Proto-Celticmammāmother, nanny, mum

Words derived from “mam”

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