Where does “父” come from?
父 (Chinese) comes from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
Ancestry of “父”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Komodo | paʔ | four |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |