Where does “” come from?

爸 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese
2Komodopaʔfour
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
4Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan p/ba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanp/bamale; father

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Austronesian SəpatEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpatEvery word from Komodo paʔ