Where does “papagaai” come from?

papagaai (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch papegoie, from Arabic بَبَّغَاء — parrot.

papagaai (Dutch): parrot

Definitions

  1. parrot

Ancestry of “papagaai”, step by step

papagaai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch papegoie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpapegoie—
2Arabicبَبَّغَاءparrot

via Middle Dutch papagoie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpapagoie—
Every word from Arabic بَبَّغَاء →Every word from Middle Dutch papegoie →