B ← A indicates that the word in language B has evolved directly
from a word in language A, or at least a very similar language. For
example, Persian did not evolve directly from Avestan, but the Old
Persian texts lack the more extensive vocabulary of the similar
Avestan language. Alternatively, the word could be borrowed
from another language. English is full of words borrowed from
Old French.
Abbreviations at bottom of page
* = hypothetical, reconstructed
GERMANIC
WEST GERMANIC
English
father ← M.Eng. fader ← O.Eng. fæder ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Scots
faither ← M.Sc. fader ← O.Nth. fæder ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Frisian
North Frisian
(Island)
Faađer ← O.Fris. feder ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
North Frisian
(Helgoland)
Foor ← O.Fris. feder ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
North Frisian
(Mainland)
tääte, fider ← O.Fris. feder ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
East Frisian
Baabe, Foar ← O.Fris. feder ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
West Frisian
heit, faer ← O.Fris. feder ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Dutch
vader ← M.Du. vâder ← O.Du. fader ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Afrikaans
vader ← Dutch vader ← M.Du. vâder ← O.Du. fader ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Plattdeutsch
Vader ← M.L.G. vâder ← O.Sax. fadar ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
East Friesland Platt
Vader ← M.L.G. vâder ← O.Sax. fadar ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Kölsch (Cologne)
Vatter ← M.L.G. vâder ← O.Sax. fadar ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Luxemburgish
Papp ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Moselle Platt Lorraine
Vater ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Rhine Platt Lorraine
Vater ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
German
Vater ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Yiddish
foter ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Alsace German
Vàtter ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Swiss German
Vatter ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Swabian
Vadr ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Bavarian
Voda ← M.H.G. vater ← O.H.G. fater ← Pr.W.Gmc. *fader ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
NORTH GERMANIC
Icelandic
faðir ← O.N. faðir ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Faroese
faðir ← O.N. faðir ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Norwegian (Nynorsk)
far ← O.N. faðir ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Norwegian
far ← Rec.Dan. Fader ← O.Dan. fathær ← O.N. faðir ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Danish
far ← Rec.Dan. Fader ← O.Dan. fathær ← O.N. faðir ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Swedish
far ← Rec.Sw. fader ← O.Sw. faþir ← O.N. faðir ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
EAST GERMANIC
Gothic (extinct)
atta, fadar ← Pr.Gmc. *fadēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
CELTIC
GOIDELIC
Irish
athair ← Rec.Ir. athair ← O.Ir. athir ← Pr.Clt. *φatīr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Scottish Gaelic
athair ← O.Ir. athir ← Pr.Clt. *φatīr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Manx
ayr ← O.Ir. athir ← Pr.Clt. *φatīr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
BRITTONIC
Welsh
tad ← E.Mod.W. tat ← M.W. tat ← O.W. tat ← Pr.Brit. *tat, *tatos ← Pr.Clt. *φatīr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Cornish
tas ← K.K. tas ← Uni.C. tas ← Lt.C. seera, taze ← M.C. tas ← O.C. tat ← Pr.Brit. *tat, *tatos ← Pr.Clt. *φatīr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Breton
tad ← Rec.Br. tad ← M.Br. tat ← Pr.Brit. *tat, *tatos ← Pr.Clt. *φatīr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
GAULISH
Gaulish (extinct)
tat-, atir ← Pr.Clt. *φatīr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
ROMANCE
WEST ROMANCE
Walloon
pere ← O.Fr. pere, paire, pedre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Picard
père ← O.Fr. pere, paire, pedre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Guernsey French
père ← O.N.Fr. pere ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Jersey French
péthe ← O.N.Fr. pere ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Gallo
pére ← O.Fr. pere, paire, pedre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
French
père ← O.Fr. pere, paire, pedre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Haitian Creole
papa ← French père ← O.Fr. pere, paire, pedre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Auvergnat
paire ← O.Pr. paire ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Gascon
pair ← O.Pr. paire ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Aranese
pair ← O.Pr. paire ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Aragonese
pai ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Asturian
padre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Galician
pai ← O.Gal./Port. pay ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Portuguese
pai ← O.Gal./Port. pay ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Spanish
padre ← O.Sp. padre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Valencian
pare ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Catalan
pare ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Occitan
paire ← O.Pr. paire ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Provençal
paire ← O.Pr. paire ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Francoprovençal
pâre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Romansch
bab ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Sursilvan Romansch
bab ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Sutsilvan Romansch
bab ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Surmiran Romansch
bab ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Upper Engadine Romansch
bap ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Lower Engadine Romansch
bap ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Ladin
pere ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Friulan
pari ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Monégasque
paire ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Ligurian
poæ ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Piedmontese
pare ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Lombard
pàder ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Emilian
pèder ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Venetian
pare ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
ITALO-ROMANCE
Italian
padre ← O.It. patre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Corsican
babbu ← O.It. patre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Neapolitan
pàte ← O.It. patre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Sicilian
patri ← O.It. patre ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
DALMATIAN ROMANCE
Vegliot
tuota ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
BALKAN ROMANCE
Romanian
tată ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
SOUTHERN ROMANCE
Sardinian
babbu ← Lat. patrem, pater ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
GREEK
Greek
patéras ← Anc.Gk. patēr ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
ANATOLIAN
Hittite (extinct)
attas ← Pr.I.E. *atta, *ph2tér
ARMENIAN
Western Armenian
hayr ← O.Arm. hayr ← Pr.Arm. *hayir, *hatir ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Eastern Armenian
hayr ← O.Arm. hayr ← Pr.Arm. *hayir, *hatir ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
ALBANIAN
Albanian
atë ← Pr.I.E. *atta, *ph2tér
Kosovo Albanian
babë ← Pr.I.E. *atta, *ph2tér
IRANIAN
Persian
pedar ← Av. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Kurdish
aba ← Av. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Pashto
plār ← Av. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
INDIC
NORTHERN INDIC
Nepali
bābu ← Pa. pitu ← Skt. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
WESTERN INDIC
Romani
dad ← Pa. pitu ← Skt. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Marathi
bāp ← Pa. pitu ← Skt. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Gujarati
bāp ← Pa. pitu ← Skt. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
CENTRAL INDIC
Hindi
pitā ← Pa. pitu ← Skt. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Urdu
vālid ← Pa. pitu ← Skt. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
EASTERN INDIC
Bengali
baba ← Pa. pitu ← Skt. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
SOUTHERN INDIC
Sinhalese
tāttā ← Pa. pitu ← Skt. pitar- ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
SLAVIC
WEST SLAVIC
Kashubian
òjc ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Polish
ojciec ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Lower Sorbian
nan ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Upper Sorbian
nan ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Czech
otec ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Slovak
otec ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
SOUTH SLAVIC
Slovene
oče ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Croatian
otac ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Bosnian
otac ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Serbian
otac ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Macedonian
tatko ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Bulgarian
bašta ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
EAST SLAVIC
Russian
atjec ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Belarusian
bac’ka ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Ukrainian
bat’ko ← O.C.S. otĭcĭ ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
BALTIC
Lithuanian
tėvas ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
Latvian
tēvs ← Lt.I.E. *pətér ← Pr.I.E. *ph2tér
FINNO-UGRIAN
Estonian
isa ← Pr.Fi. *icä ← Pr.Ur. *ićä
Finnish
isä ← Pr.Fi. *icä ← Pr.Ur. *ićä
Sami
áhčči ← Pr.Ur. *att3
where 3 is an indeterminate vowel
Erzya
tetja
Komi (Zyrian)
bat’
Mansi (Vogul)
jah
Hungarian
apa, atya ← Pr.Ur. *att3
where 3 is an indeterminate vowel
BASQUE
Basque