mā 3

    mā 3

    English meaning: mother (expr. root)

    Deutsche Übersetzung: Lallwort for “Mutter”

    Note: redupl. mü̆ mü, mammü ; partly (dissimilation?) münü, mannü zweifelhaften Alters

    Material: O.Ind. mü “mother”; Dor. μᾶ “μῆτερ!” (in μᾶ γᾶ “o Mutter earth”, Aisch.), whereof Ion. Att. μαῖα “mother, wet nurse, Hebamme”, Dor. “grandmother”; derived M.L.G. mōje “MutterschWester”, O.H.G. holz-muoja “ witch “; O.Ind. müma- vocative m. “uncle” (from *mümü “MutterschWester”); Pers. müm, mümü, mümī “mother”; Arm. mam “grandmother” (Gk. Lw. as pap?); Gk. μάμμα Lallvokativ, whereof Ion. Att. μάμμη “mother”, μαμμίᾱ “mother”; Lat. mamma Kosewort “Mama, mother”, also “ brisket “, mamilla “ nipple “; Alb. mëmë Gheg mamë “mother”; Ir. Welsh Corn. Bret. mam “mother”, O.Ir. muimme “Pflegemutter” (*mammiü); Ger. Alem. mamme “mother”, changing through ablaut O.H.G. muoma “MutterschWester”, Ger. Muhme; Lith.mamà, momà, Ltv. mãma ds.; Russ. (etc.) máma “Mama, mother”; Hitt. divinity Mamma; compare Asia Minor Μήνη, nGk. μάννα “mother”, O.Ice. mōna “mother”, M.L.G. *mōne, mōme “MutterschWester”.

    References: WP. II 221 f., WH. II 21 f., Traulmann 168; mü is (?) base from müter- (see there).