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