| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, May 6, 2006, 19:27 |
On 5/6/06, Yahya Abdal-Aziz <yahya@...> wrote:> And BritE "Mum", as well as, AFAIK, USE "Mom", also > derive from "Ma'am".I'd be surprised if this were the case. I would imagine this is simply "standard" baby-talk: bilabial consonant + open(ish) vowel.> But where did "Dad" come from?Baby talk again, I presume -- probably via "Dada" or similar. Cheers, -- Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
| Michael Adams <michael.adams1@...> | |
| R A Brown <ray@...> | Common words for man & husband, woman & wife |