Where does “pawpaw” come from?

pawpaw (English) comes from Spanish papaya, from Arawak papáia — papaya.

pawpaw (English): Any of several types of trees having edible...

Definitions

  1. Any of several types of trees having edible...

Ancestry of “pawpaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpapayapapaya; vagina; easy
2Arawakpapáiapapaya

Words derived from “pawpaw”

Every word from Arawak papáia →Every word from Spanish papaya →