Where does “အဖ” come from?

အဖ (Burmese) comes from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

အဖ (Burmese): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “အဖ”, step by step

အဖ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Komodo paʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Komodopaʔfour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
3Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Burmese ဖ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseဖPha, the 23rd letter of the Burmese alphabet
2Burmeseပိto be pressed, to be flattened, to be crushed

via Burmese ဖွဲ့

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖွဲ့to bind together

Words derived from “အဖ”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Komodo paʔ →