Where does “父” come from?

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

父 (Old Japanese): one's own father; a term of respect for males

Definitions

  1. one's own father; a term of respect for males

Ancestry of “父”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonictiblood

Words derived from “父”

Every word from Proto-Japonic ti →