From Proto-Tai *boːᴮ (“father”).
Cognate with Thai พ่อ (pɔ̂ɔ), Northern Thai ᨻᩴ᩵ᩬ, Southern Thai ผอ, Lao ພໍ່ (phǭ), Lü ᦗᦸᧈ (poa¹), Shan ပေႃႈ (pāu), Tai Nüa ᥙᥨᥝ (pow), Ahom 𑜆𑜦𑜡 (pō) or 𑜆𑜨𑜦𑜡 (pwō), Zhuang boh, Bouyei boh, Saek ผ้อ.
ပ︀ေ︀ႃ (poa)