momma

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

*méh₂-méh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

*mōmǭ (Proto-Germanic)

Aunt, auntie. Mama, mother.

*mōme (Old English)

mome (Middle English)

mama (English)

(hypocoristic, usually, childish) Mother, female parent.

momma (English)

(US, colloquial) mother. (slang) voluptuous woman. (slang) wife or girlfriend.

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