Re: Finnish related to Turkish?

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1 total messages Started by Kendra Eshleman Wed, 04 Dec 1996 00:00

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Author: Kendra Eshleman
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 00:00

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In article <57u1n2$8lp@nyheter.chalmers.se>, peterk@inforamp.net (Peter k
Chong) wrote:


* Sumerian:       ab(-ba) 128,13a (father)
* Finnish:        appi (father-in-law)
* Hungarian:      apa (father)
* Turkish:        aba (")
* Mongol:         aav (")

I was skimming through the words-comparison end of your post (not knowing
any of the languages in question), when the above set caught my eye.  Is
this any relation to Semitic "aba"-type words for father (Aramaic "abba,"
Hebrew? "aba"), or just coincidence?  (Forgive me if I've got my words
wrong; this is fuzzy territory at best for me).

Regards,

Kendra

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