Where does “papegaai” come from?
papegaai (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
papegaai (Afrikaans): a parrot; a parrot-like person
Definitions
- a parrot; a parrot-like person
Ancestry of “papegaai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | papegaai | parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | papegay | — |
| 3 | Old French | papegai | parrot |
| 4 | Old Spanish | papagayo | — |
| 5 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 6 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 7 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 8 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |