Sinhalese mama (6)
According to Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary, Sinhalese word mama is a “pronoun, I.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root em through the transformation of em > mama. The following word, related to Sinhalese mama, also originate from Tamil em.
má, “the accusarive of the pronoun Mama.” mamma, “pronoun I myself.” mamaṇkára, “pride, haughtiness.” mamatwa, “(of me, and affixes of the abstract quality).” mamatá, “self-sufficiency; interest or affection entertained for other objects from considering them as belonging to or connected with one’s self.”