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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

Definitions

  1. elder brother ; brother

Ancestry of “歐巴”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean오빠elder brother of a female; a close elder male, an...
2Korean오라비—
3Korean아비Disrespectful term for another person's father;...
4Sanskritअवीचि—
5Sanskritअवाञ्च्—
6Sanskritअवoff, away; down; this
7Proto-Indo-IranianHáwaaway from, off; down
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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