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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ʔVṗV
Meaning: elder female relative
Altaic: *ĕp`a
Uralic: *apV ältere weibliche Verwandte: Tante, ältere Schwester
References: Suggested by V. Glumov.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ĕp`a
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: mother, elder sister, aunt
Russian meaning: мать, старшая сестра, тетя
Turkic: *apa
Mongolian: *ebej
Tungus-Manchu: *ebke
Japanese: *pàpà
Comments: Цинциус 1972a, 32-37, Poppe 43. One of the rather widely spread nursery kinship words.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *apa
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mother, elder sister, aunt
Russian meaning: мать, старшая сестра, тетя
Old Turkic: apa (Yen.)
Karakhanid: epe ~ apa (Oghuz=Qarluq Türkmen, MK)
Turkish: aba (Ank.), dial. apa
Tatar: apa
Middle Turkic: apa 'elder sister' (Sangl.)
Uzbek: ɔpa
Uighur: apa
Turkmen: apa, afa (dial.)
Shor: abiče (< aba-eče)
Oyrat: abune (< aba-ene)
Tuva: ava
Tofalar: aba
Kirghiz: apa
Kazakh: apa
Noghai: aba
Bashkir: apa
Balkar: aba
Karaim: apaj (Q)
Karakalpak: apa
Kumyk: abaj, apaj
Comments: EDT 5, ЭСТЯ 1, 158-159, ССЯ 290-291, Лексика 300, 301, TMN 2, 3, Аникин 90. Front row variants (Tur. eve, Kaz. ebej, Yak., Dolg. ebe etc., see ЭСТЯ 1, 220-221, Stachowski 42) are recent and may have a Mong. origin.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *ebej
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mother
Russian meaning: мать
Written Mongolian: ebei
Khalkha: evij 'female otter'
Buriat: ebɨ (Dial.)
Kalmuck: ewǝ
Dagur: ewē (Тод. Даг. 138)
Comments: KW 129.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *ebke
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: grandmother, aunt, elder brother's wife
Russian meaning: бабушка, тетка, жена старшего брата
Evenki: ewekē
Negidal: ewexē
Ulcha: ewke
Orok: ewe(n)
Nanai: euke
Oroch: euke
Comments: ТМС 2, 433.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *pàpà
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mother
Russian meaning: мать
Old Japanese: papa
Middle Japanese: fàfà
Tokyo: háha
Kyoto: háhà
Kagoshima: háha
Comments: JLTT 386. The accent in Tokyo and Kagoshima is irregular.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 24
Proto: *apV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: elder female relative; aunt, elder sister
German meaning: ältere weibliche Verwandte: Tante, ältere Schwester
Komi (Zyrian): ob (VU) 'Vatersschwester'
Khanty (Ostyak): opi̮ (Trj.), ăpǝ, ăpi (C) 'ältere Schwester (Trj. C O); jüngere Schwester des Vaters (Trj. O); Base, älter als ego (Trj.), Tochter (älter als ego) des Bruders des Vaters (C)' ( > Mans. N ōpi 'Tante', Nen. Lj. āppā, P āppa 'ältere Schwester; Mutter (Kindersprache)'
Mansi (Vogul): wūp (P) 'Schwägerin, Tante; Frau des jüngeren Bruders des Mannes', ūp (So.) 'Frau des jüngeren Bruders der Mutter'
Nenets (Yurak): ńāba (O) 'Stiefmutter, zweite Frau des Vaters, Frau des älteren Bruders' (?)
Enets (Yen): óba 'ältere Schwester'
Nganasan (Tawgi): ŋafu (gen. ŋabu), ŋaba
Selkup: appa, áppα (Ke.), apà, ăpà, ăbà (N), ăpà (Čl.)
Kamass: påbå 'ältere, älteste Schwester'
References: DEWO 146-7
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