Where does “paavinistuin” come from?
paavinistuin (Finnish) comes from Finnish paavi, 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 — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
paavinistuin (Finnish): papal seat
Definitions
- papal seat
Ancestry of “paavinistuin”, step by step
paavinistuin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paavi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paavi | pope |
| 2 | Old Swedish | pavi | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | páfi | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | pavos | — |
| 5 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 6 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 8 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |