Pali mama (12)
According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, the word mama is the “genitive dative of personal pronoun ahaṁ.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root em through the transformation of em > mama. The following words, related to Pali mama, also originate from Tamil em.
mamay-idaṁ, thought of this is mine, i.e. egoism. maññanā, conceit, illusion. amama, unselfish. mamankāra, selfish attachment, self-interest, selfishness. mamankāraṇa, treating with tenderness, solicitude, fondness. mamatta, selfishness, self-love, egoism; conceit. mamāyati, to be attached to, to be fond of, to cherish, tend, foster, love. mamāyanā, selfishness. mamāyita, cherished, beloved; attachment, fondness of, pride. maminkaroti, to be fond of, to cherish, tend, foster. maminkāra, self-love, self-interest, egoism.