Where does “آپا” come from?

آپا (Urdu) comes from Chagatai اپا, from Proto-Turkic apa — father; mother; elder sister; aunt; mother, elder...

آپا (Urdu): older sister

Definitions

  1. older sister

Ancestry of “آپا”, step by step

آپا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chagatai اپا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chagataiاپاelder sister
2Proto-Turkicapafather; mother; elder sister; aunt; mother, elder...

via Bengali আপা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliআপাelder sister

Words derived from “آپا”

Every word from Proto-Turkic apa →Every word from Chagatai اپا →