Where does “父” come from?

父 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 父, from Proto-Japonic ti — blood.

父 (Japanese): father; a father figure; God, the Holy Father

Definitions

  1. father; a father figure; God, the Holy Father

Ancestry of “父”, step by step

父 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 父

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese父one's own father; a term of respect for males
2Proto-Japonictiblood

via Middle Chinese 父

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese父—

Words derived from “父”

Every word from Proto-Japonic ti →Every word from Old Japanese 父 →