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The first two and the last are Indo-European languages; it appears that mother in Chinese is "mu". It's "obaasaan" in Japanese, though. It'd become "baa" if yo
by gnipgnip 10y ago
The first two and the last are Indo-European languages; it appears that mother in Chinese is "mu".
It's "obaasaan" in Japanese, though. It'd become "baa" if you remove the polite syllables, and thus also ends up becoming a labial consonant (ओष्ट्य for those familiar with the verse in पाणिनी).
Curious indeed.
- gnipgnip 10y agoNote: Mother in Japanese is actually "okaasan" (or "haha"). "obaasan" is grand-mother apparently.