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Tsezian etymology :
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Proto-Tsezian: *momV-la
Meaning: pimple
Bezhta: momola
Gunzib: momla
Comments: PGB *momo-la.
cezet-prnum,cezet-meaning,cezet-bzt,cezet-gnz,cezet-comment,
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North Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-North Caucasian: *mǝ̄mV
Meaning: teat, nipple; pimple
Notes: One of the reduplicated "children's" words; seems, however, to be well reconstructable for PEC.
caucet-prnum,caucet-meaning,caucet-nakh,caucet-cez,caucet-darg,caucet-lezg,caucet-comment,
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Nakh etymology :
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Proto-Nakh: *mām-aḳ
Meaning: female breast
Chechen: māmag
Comments: An isolated Chech. word (with a diminutive suffix); although it is a "children's word", it has direct parallels in other EC languages.
nakhet-prnum,nakhet-meaning,nakhet-che,nakhet-comment,
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Dargwa etymology :
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Proto-Dargwa: *mama
Meaning: breast (fem.), teat
Akusha: mama
Comments: Cf. also Muir. mama id.
darget-prnum,darget-meaning,darget-drg,darget-comment,
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Lezghian etymology :
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Proto-Lezghian: *mam(a)
Meaning: breast (female)
Lezghian: mam
Kryz: mäm
Budukh: mǝm
Archi: mam
Comment: 3d class in Arch., Kryz. and Bud. See Лексика 1971, 108; Талибов 1980, 270.
lezget-prnum,lezget-meaning,lezget-lzg,lezget-krz,lezget-bud,lezget-arc,lezget-comment,
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :
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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *mǝ̄́mV
Meaning: breast, teat
Comments and references : SCE 93.
sccet-meaning,sccet-cauc,sccet-yen,sccet-buru,sccet-basq,sccet-notes,
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Yenisseian etymology :
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Proto-Yenisseian: *maʔm
Meaning: breast (female)
Ket: maʔm, pl. mamn5 ; mamǝt5 "to suck breast"
Yug: maʔm, pl. mamn5; mamǝt5 "to suck breast"
Comments: ССЕ 244. Werner 2, 19.
yenet-prnum,yenet-meaning,yenet-ket,yenet-sym,yenet-notes,
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Burushaski etymology :
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Common Burushaski: *mamu
Meaning: 1 female breast 2 milk
Yasin: -mámu 1, mamú 2
Hunza: -mámut 1, mamú 2
Nagar: -mámut 1, mamú 2
buruet-prnum,buruet-meaning,buruet-yas,buruet-hun,buruet-ngr,
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Basque etymology :
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Proto-Basque: *mami(n), mamul
Meaning: 1 flesh (soft and tender part of bread, fruit, meat, fish) 2 pith, starchy part (of plants) 3 intimate (friend)
Bizkaian: mamin 1, 3
Gipuzkoan: mami 1, 3
High Navarrese: mami 1, 2
Low Navarrese: mami 1, mamul 1
Salazarese: mamola 1
Lapurdian: mami 1, (Ainhoa) mamul 1
Baztanese: mami 3
Zuberoan: mami 1
Roncalese: mami 1, mamul 1
Comments: The supposed derivation from French m'ami 'my friend' (Trask 1997) is fanciful and anachronistic, though it may have influenced meaning 3. In our analysis this is a very old expressive word, found in many languages (Lat. mamma, etc.).
basqet-prnum,basqet-meaning,basqet-bzk,basqet-gip,basqet-anv,basqet-bnv,basqet-sal,basqet-lab,basqet-bzt,basqet-zbr,basqet-rnc,basqet-comments,
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