CS writes
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Nobody. A better example would have been "mother". In almost every language, the word for mother begins with the "Mmmm" sound...
Because the "Mmmm" sound is one of the easiest sounds a baby can make. All they have to do is make a noise and open the lips.
In the same way, there are certain patterns in nature that we see get selected for from one organism to the next. A very obvious example is some kind of orifice that allows the consumption of matter to replenish the organism's chemical energy supply. Another is some kind of moving part or parts that allow mobility.
It's sort of like the golden ratio or pi. There's really little other choice, if any.