No, elephants did not evolve from mammoths. Instead, elephants and mammoths share a common ancestor. Both belong to the family Elephantidae, and they evolved from earlier proboscideans millions of years ago. The split between the lineages leading to modern elephants (genus Elephas , which includes the Asian elephant, and Loxodonta , the African elephants) and mammoths ( Mammuthus ) occurred around 5–6 million years ago. So while they are close relatives, mammoths are more like extinct cousins, not direct ancestors of today’s elephants.
No, elephants did not evolve from mammoths. Instead, elephants and mammoths share a common ancestor. Both belong to the family Elephantidae, and they evolved from earlier proboscideans millions of years ago. The split between the lineages leading to modern elephants (genus Elephas , which includes the Asian elephant, and Loxodonta , the African elephants) and mammoths ( Mammuthus ) occurred around 5–6 million years ago. So while they are close relatives, mammoths are more like extinct cousins, not direct ancestors of today’s elephants.