Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/mā́ˀmāˀ

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

A nursery word. Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-meh₂, a reduplication of *méh₂- < *méh₂tēr (“mother”).

Noun

*mā́ˀmāˀ f

1. mama (mother)

Inflection

Declension of *mā́ˀmāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*mā́ˀmāˀ	*mā́ˀmāiˀ	*mā́ˀmās
Accusative	*mā́ˀmā(ˀ)n	*mā́ˀmāiˀ	*mā́ˀmā(ˀ)ns
Genitive	*mā́ˀmā(ˀ)s	*mā́ˀmāu(ˀ)	*mā́ˀmōn
Locative	*mā́ˀmāiˀ	*mā́ˀmāu(ˀ)	*mā́ˀmā(ˀ)su
Dative	*mā́ˀmāi	*mā́ˀmā(ˀ)mā(ˀ)	*mā́ˀmā(ˀ)mas
Instrumental	*mā́ˀmāˀn	*mā́ˀmā(ˀ)māˀ	*mā́ˀmā(ˀ)mīˀs
Vocative	*mā́ˀma	*mā́ˀmāiˀ	*mā́ˀmās

Descendants

• East Baltic:
  • Latgalian: mama
  • Latvian: mama
  • Lithuanian: mamà; momà (dialectal)
• Proto-Slavic: *màma (see there for further descendants)