Momma etymology

English

English word momma comes from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂-, and later Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (Aunt, auntie. Mama, mother.)

Etymology of momma

Detailed word origin of momma

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*méh₂-méh₂- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*mōmǭ Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Aunt, auntie. Mama, mother.
*mōme Old English (ang)
mome Middle English (enm)
mama English (en) (hypocoristic, usually, childish) Mother, female parent.
momma English (en) (US, colloquial) mother. (slang) voluptuous woman. (slang) wife or girlfriend.

Words with the same origin as momma

Descendants of *méh₂-méh₂-

moon moonlight