𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹

Etymology
From (or ), a nursery term (Kroonen 2013). According to Mezger (1959), possibly originally meaning wife in a legal sense (a woman whose children are entitled to inherit as opposed to a concubine), from ; however, Kroonen regards this as implausible. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (attested in ) and the thence inherited 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  mother