Where does “paavi” come from?
paavi (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish pavi, from Old Norse páfi, from Old Saxon pavos, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
paavi (Finnish): pope
Definitions
- pope
Ancestry of “paavi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | pavi | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | páfi | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | pavos | — |
| 4 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 5 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 7 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |