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minus-squarecomi [he/him]hexbear11·2 years agoMama and papa are prolly easiest to pronounce and distinguish for kids. sans mixing with other languages, it’s 50/50 chance :thonk: link
minus-squareAbraxielhexbear9·2 years agoMama is maybe the oldest word and the one shared in most languages because it's the easiest to pronounce. Papa/Baba close behind. link
minus-squareAbraxielhexbear5·2 years agofather just comes by way of old germanic from a proto-indo-european root that also developed into pater, padre, and pere. link
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]hexbear9·2 years agoIn almost every language there is something very close to mama/papa for mom and dad, because they’re like the first two sounds babies can make and parents are like “Oh that’s me!” link
minus-squareGreenTeaRedFlag [any]hexbear2·2 years agoReduplication is common in baby talk because it's basically the first thing you can do other than just making sounds. link
Mama and papa are prolly easiest to pronounce and distinguish for kids. sans mixing with other languages, it’s 50/50 chance :thonk:
Mama is maybe the oldest word and the one shared in most languages because it's the easiest to pronounce. Papa/Baba close behind.
Papa Baba Dadi Babbo Pabi
Anglos: father
father just comes by way of old germanic from a proto-indo-european root that also developed into pater, padre, and pere.
In almost every language there is something very close to mama/papa for mom and dad, because they’re like the first two sounds babies can make and parents are like “Oh that’s me!”
Reduplication is common in baby talk because it's basically the first thing you can do other than just making sounds.