Where does “papa” come from?

papa (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian *papa, from Proto-Oceanic *papan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

papa (Maori): rump

Definitions

  1. rump

Ancestry of “papa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesian*papaboard, plank
2Proto-Oceanic*papan—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board

Words derived from “papa”

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