Where does “bokap” come from?

bokap (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian bapak, from Malay bapak, from Malay bapa, from Kawi bapa, from Proto-Dravidian appa — father; A respectful term of address to a man.

bokap (Indonesian): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “bokap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbapakfather; mister, sir; you
2Malaybapakfather
3Malaybapafather; mister, sir; God, the father of Creation
4Kawibapa—
5Proto-Dravidianappafather; A respectful term of address to a man

Words derived from “bokap”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian appa →Every word from Kawi bapa →Every word from Malay bapa →