The word ‘oma’ as used in English vernacular is borrowed directly from the German ‘oma,’ meaning grandmother.  This sense of the word is also seen in Dutch, and is synonymous with the Dutch word grootmoeder.

Conversely, the Estonian use of ‘oma’ comes from the Proto-Finnic ‘oma,’ meaning military, in both noun and adjectival forms.

There are many other understandings of this dual-syllabic word– it means lobster in Hatian Creole and mountainside garden in Karao.

However, the most commonly used form of the word cannot be traced back at all, but its meaning is very clear.

‘Oma,’ better known universally as Open Meeting Announcement, is when everyone gathers in Lerner 510 at 9pm on Sunday.  Various senses of the word also include Lerner 510 at 9pm on Sunday with grapes, among other things.

 

Old Coorte fruit seemed fitting via Wikimedia Commons