Where does “歐巴” come from?
歐巴 (Chinese) comes from Korean 오빠, from Korean 오라비, from Korean 아비, from Sanskrit अवीचि, from Sanskrit अवाञ्च्, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew.
歐巴 (Chinese): elder brother ; brother
Ancestry of “歐巴”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 오빠 | elder brother of a female; a close elder male, an... |
| 2 | Korean | 오라비 | — |
| 3 | Korean | 아비 | Disrespectful term for another person's father;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अवीचि | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अवाञ्च् | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |