Where does “bà” come from?
bà (Vietnamese) comes from Chinese 爸, from Chinese 父, from Komodo paʔ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.
bà (Vietnamese): a grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my...
Definitions
- a grandmother; an old woman; an old lady; you, my...
Ancestry of “bà”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 爸 | — |
| 2 | Chinese | 父 | — |
| 3 | Komodo | paʔ | four |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əpat | four |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | Səpat | four |