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      Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mama
Proto-Slavic
    
    Etymology
    
A nursery word. Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mā́ˀmāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- < *méh₂tēr (“mother”). Cognate with Lithuanian mamà, dialectal momà, Latvian mama.
See also
    
Proto-Slavic family terms
| *sěmьja, *rodina (“family”) | Male | Female | 
|---|---|---|
| parent | *otъ, *otьcь (“father”) nursery: *tata | *mati (“mother”) nursery: *mama | 
| sibling | *bratrъ (“brother”) | *sestra (“sister”) | 
| child | *synъ (“son”) | *dъťi (“daughter”) | 
| grandparent | – (“grandfather”) nursery: *dědъ; *nana | *ova (“grandmother”) nursery: *baba; *nena | 
| grandchild | *vъnukъ (“grandson”) | *vъnuka (“granddaughter”) | 
| stepparent | *otьčimъ (“stepfather”) | *maťexa (“stepmother”) | 
| stepchild | *pastorъkъ (“stepson”) | *pastorъka (“stepdaughter”) | 
| father's sibling | *strъjь (“paternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola | – (“paternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja | 
| mother's sibling | *ujь (“maternal uncle”) nursery: *dada; *lola | – (“maternal aunt”) nursery: *teta; *lelja | 
| sibling's child | *netьjь (“nephew”) | *nestera (“niece”) | 
| spouse | *mǫžь (“husband”) | *žena (“wife”) | 
| parent of wife | *tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”) | *tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”) | 
| parent of husband | *svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”) | *svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”) | 
| sibling of wife | *šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”) | *svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”) | 
| sibling of husband | *děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”) | *zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”) | 
| spouse of child | *zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”) | *snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”) | 
| spouse of husband's brother | – | *ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”) | 
Descendants
    
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
    
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*mama”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 183
Further reading
    
- Shansky, N. M., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2007), “ма́ма”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), issue 10 (М), Moscow: Moscow University Press, →ISBN, page 46
- Vasmer, Max (1967), “ма́ма”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2 (Е – Муж), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress, page 565
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), “ма́ма”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 506
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “мама”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 375
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1990), “ма́ма”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 6 (лі́ра – мая́чыць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 208
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