Where does “pahvi” come from?
pahvi (Finnish) comes from Swedish paff, from German Pappe, from Middle High German pappe, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.
pahvi (Finnish): Relatively thick and stiff cardboard. According...
Definitions
- Relatively thick and stiff cardboard. According...
Ancestry of “pahvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | paff | stunned, speechless |
| 2 | German | Pappe | paperboard, cardboard; a piece of paper laced... |
| 3 | Middle High German | pappe | pap, mash; pap, flour mash; porridge, mush |
| 4 | Latin | pappa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 5 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |
Words derived from “pahvi”