English
mamash
Mamash comes from Yiddish ממש ‘really, very, truly’, and goes back to Hebrew מַמָּשׁ.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמַמָּשׁmamásh‘really, very, truly’
- Yiddishmodernממשmamesh‘really, very, truly’
- Englishtodaymamash
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentמַמָּשׁmamásh‘really, very, truly’
- Yiddishmodernממשmamesh‘really, very, truly’
- Englishtodaymamash
Every English word from Hebrew מַמָּשׁ
Today it means
adv really, very, truly
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מַמָּשׁ / mamash