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Where does “Paasio” come from?

Paasio (Finnish) comes from Finnish paaši, from French page, from Italian paggio, from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits — few, little; smallness.

Ancestry of “Paasio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaašipage
2Frenchpagepage; page, web page; page, page boy
3Italianpaggiopage; pageboy
4Old Frenchpagepage
5Late Latinpagiusservant; Servant
6Ancient Greekπαιδίονlittle child, young child
7Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
8Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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