Where does “mieliepap” come from?
mieliepap (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans pap, from Dutch pap, from Dutch papa, from French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
mieliepap (Afrikaans): maize nshima
Definitions
- maize nshima
Ancestry of “mieliepap”, step by step
mieliepap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans pap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | pap | porridge |
| 2 | Dutch | pap | mush; porridge; Pa, dad |
| 3 | Dutch | papa | Dad |
| 4 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 5 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 6 | Old French | papa | — |
| 7 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 9 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via Afrikaans mielie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | mielie | maize; corn |
| 2 | Portuguese | Milho | maize seeds of the plant |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | milho | — |
| 4 | Latin | milium | millet; genitive plural of mīlle |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | meljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |