Indo-European etymology : List with all references

Proto-IE: *mā-; *māmā

Meaning: mother

Old Indian: mā f. `mother' (L.); māma- m. `dear friend, uncle'

Armenian: mam `Grossmutter'

Old Greek: voc. mā̂ gā̂ `o Mutter Erde!', mâi̯a `Mutter'; (att.) `Amme, Hebamme', (dor.) `Grossmutter'; mámmǟ f. `Mutter, Mutterbrust, Grossmutter'

Slavic: *mā́mā

Baltic: *mā̂m-ā̂ (1)

Germanic: *mō-jō f.

Latin: Maia f. `grosse Göttin = Erde, Kultgenossin des Vulkan und Mutter des Merkur', Maius, -ī m. `der Monat Mai' || mamma f. `Mama, Mutter; Amme'

Celtic: *mammiā > OIr muimme `Pflegemutter'; *mammā > Ir mam `Mutter', Cymr mam `Mutter', Corn mam `Mutter', Bret mam `Mutter'

Albanian: mεmε, geg. mamε Mutter

Russ. meaning: мать

References: WP II 221 f

Comments: The same root as in *mā-t-er- (729).

Proto-Baltic: *mā̂m-ā̂ (1)

Meaning: mummy

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: mōmà dial. `Mutter'

Lettish: mãma `Mutter, Mütterchen'

Proto-Germanic: *mōjō

Meaning: mother's sister

IE etymology: IE etymology

Middle Low German: mōie `Mutterschwester'

Old High German: { holz-muoja `Hexe' }

Number: 1204

Root: mā 3

English meaning: mother (expr. root)

German meaning: Lallwort für `Mutter'

General comments: redupl. mā̆mā, mammā; z. T. (Dissimilation?) mānā, mannā zweifelhaften Alters

Material: Ai. mā `Mutter';

dor. μα̃ `μη̃τερ!' (in μα̃ γα̃ `o Mutter Erde', Aisch.), wovon ion. att. μαι̃α `Mutter, Amme, Hebamme', dor. `Großmutter'; abgeleitet mnd. mōje `Mutterschwester', ahd. holz-muoja `Hexe';

ai. māma- Vokativ m. `Onkel' (von *māmā `Mutterschwester'); npers. mām, māmā, māmī `Mutter'; arm. mam `Großmutter' (gr. Lw. wie pap?); gr. μάμμα Lallvokativ, wovon ion. att. μάμμη `Mutter', μαμμίᾱ `Mutter'; lat. mamma Kosewort `Mama, Mutter', auch `Mutterbrust', mamilla `Brustwarze'; alb. mëmë geg. mamë `Mutter'; ir. cymr. corn. bret. mam `Mutter', air. muimme `Pflegemutter' (*mammiā); nhd. alem. mamme `Mutter', ablautend ahd. muoma `Mutterschwester', nhd. Muhme; lit.mamà, momà, lett. mãma ds.; russ. (usw.) máma `Mama, Mutter'; hitt. Gottheit Mamma; vgl. kleinasiat. Μήνη, ngr. μάννα `Mutter', aisl. mōna `Mutter', mnd. *mōne, mōme `Mutterschwester'.

References: WP. II 221 f., WH. II 21 f., Traulmann 168; mā ist (?) Grundlage von māter- (s. dort).

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