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Where does “παπαγᾶς” come from?

παπαγᾶς (Byzantine Greek) comes from Arabic بَبَغَاء.

Ancestry of “παπαγᾶς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَبَغَاء—

Words derived from “παπαγᾶς”

  • papagayo
  • pappagallismo
  • pappagallo
  • pappagallescamente
  • pappagallesco
Every word from Arabic بَبَغَاء →