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)(ˀ) *mā́ˀmā(ˀ)mas
    instrumental *mā́ˀmāˀn *mā́ˀmā(ˀ)māˀ *mā́ˀmā(ˀ)mīˀs
    vocative *mā́ˀma *mā́ˀmāiˀ *mā́ˀmās

    Descendants

    • East Baltic:
    • Proto-Slavic: *màma (see there for further descendants)