English
aapa
Aapa comes from Urdu آپا ‘older sister’, and goes back to Proto-Turkic *apa ‘elder female’.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*apa‘elder female’reconstructed
- Bengalimodernআপাapa‘elder sister’
- Urdumodernآپاāpā‘older sister’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006aapa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*apa‘elder female’reconstructed
- Bengalimodernআপাapa‘elder sister’
- Urdumodernآپاāpā‘older sister’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006aapa
Earliest quotation: 2006, Asha Ranawa, Woman's Triumph: “I am close to bhai and his wife Shaffo,…”
Every English word from Proto-Turkic *apa
Today it means
noun A sister that is older than oneself; also used as a term of familiarity or respect toward a woman that is older.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *apa / aapa