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

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

Words derived from “父”

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