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| What's The Origin That Word "PAPA" As We Use To Address Our Fathers? by Antivirus92(m): 10:12am On Jul 13, 2012 |
I just feel like knowing the exact origin of the word "PAPA" as we call our fathers. |
| Re: What's The Origin That Word "PAPA" As We Use To Address Our Fathers? by Kx: 10:16am On Jul 13, 2012 |
And mama too. |
| Re: What's The Origin That Word "PAPA" As We Use To Address Our Fathers? by Nobody: 2:23pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
lmao @ "i feel like knowing"  im sure the answer is online. |
| Re: What's The Origin That Word "PAPA" As We Use To Address Our Fathers? by ezeagu(m): 3:25pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
"Papa" from French 'dad', "mama" from English, imitation of baby talk. Igbo also has mpa for dad, and mma for mother. Mpa mpa for grandfather, mma mma for grandmother. |
| Re: What's The Origin That Word "PAPA" As We Use To Address Our Fathers? by Nobody: 4:26pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
It should be from latin |
| Re: What's The Origin That Word "PAPA" As We Use To Address Our Fathers? by ezeagu(m): 4:44pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
Yeah, papa is from Latin via French, mama is almost universal, many languages have the syllable 'ma' in their word for mother. |
| Re: What's The Origin That Word "PAPA" As We Use To Address Our Fathers? by Nobody: 5:02pm On Jul 25, 2012 |
I realize that almost all cultures use "papa" and "baba" to refer to their parents. Yorubas use "Baba" though. |
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