Where does “bapa” come from?

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

bapa (Malay): father; mister, sir; God, the father of Creation

Definitions

  1. father; mister, sir; God, the father of Creation

Ancestry of “bapa”, step by step

bapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kawi bapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kawibapa—
2Proto-Dravidianappafather; A respectful term of address to a man

via Old Javanese bapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesebapa—
2Dravidian*appa—

Words derived from “bapa”

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