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English word ma comes from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją (Memory, remembrance.), Proto-Indo-European *méynos, Proto-Indo-European *(e)mey-, Proto-Indo-European *moy-, Proto-Indo-European *min-, Late Latin mina, English myria-
*gaminþiją (Proto-Germanic)
Memory, remembrance.
*méynos (Proto-Indo-European)
*(e)mey- (Proto-Indo-European)
small, little
*moy- (Proto-Indo-European)
*min- (Proto-Indo-European)
mina (Late Latin)
myria- (English)
(obsolete) In the metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10,000. Symbol: my. Innumerable: myriad, myriapod.
*miz (Proto-Germanic)
*minnizô (Proto-Germanic)
myne (Old French)
mīn (Old English)
minni (Old Norse)
*minniz (Proto-Germanic)
Less, to a smaller degree.
min (Old English)
Mine. My Small.
minne (Middle English)
my (English)
Associated with me.. Belonging to me.. First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.. In the possession of me.. Related to me. Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.
ma (English)
(dialectal).