μᾶ

μᾶ
μᾶ
Meaning: in μᾶ γᾶ voc. = μῆτερ γῆ (A. Supp. 890, 899 [lyr.]), also used as exclamation of women (Hdt., Theoc.).
Origin: IE [Indo-European], ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]
Etymology: Elementary Lallwort like Skt. `mother' (lex.); thus also πᾶς = πατήρ (s. v.). - Cf. μαῖα, μήτηρ and μαμμη.
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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). . 2010.

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