Where does “tata” come from?

tata (Lingala) comes from Kongo tata, from Proto-Bantu *tààtá — (my) father.

tata (Lingala): father; man

Definitions

  1. father; man

Ancestry of “tata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kongotatafather
2Proto-Bantu*tààtá(my) father
Every word from Proto-Bantu *tààtá →Every word from Kongo tata →
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