Where does “papinyu” come from?
papinyu (Ambonese Malay) comes from Portuguese pepino, from Spanish pepino, from Old Spanish pepón, from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
papinyu (Ambonese Malay): cucumber
Definitions
- cucumber
Ancestry of “papinyu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pepino | cucumber; problem |
| 2 | Spanish | pepino | cucumber |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pepón | — |
| 4 | Latin | pepō | melon (picked ripe) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέπων | ripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |