Where does “아빠” come from?
아빠 (Korean) comes from Korean 아비, from Sanskrit अवीचि, from Sanskrit अवाञ्च्, from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
아빠 (Korean): dad, papa
Definitions
- dad, papa
Ancestry of “아빠”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 아비 | Disrespectful term for another person's father;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अवीचि | waveless |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अवाञ्च् | turned downwards, being or situated below, lower than |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |