Where does “papa” come from?

papa (Tswana) comes from Proto-Bantu bààbá — father.

papa (Tswana): father male parent

Definitions

  1. father male parent

Ancestry of “papa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantubààbáfather
Every word from Proto-Bantu bààbá
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