From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“father”). Cognate with Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ), Northern Thai ᨻᩴ᩵ᩬ, Southern Thai ผอ, Lao ພໍ່ (phǭ), Shan ပေႃႈ (pāu), Aiton ပေႃ (pō), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜡 (pō) or 𑜆𑜦𑜨𑜡 (peoā), Zhuang boh, Bouyei boh, Saek ผ้อ.
ᦗᦸᧈ • (poa¹)