Where does “papintappaja” come from?

papintappaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pappi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pappi, from Old East Slavic попъ, from Ancient Greek πάπας, from Ancient Greek πάππας — daddy, papa; papa, daddy; father.

papintappaja (Finnish): A beetle, Callidium violaceum

Definitions

  1. A beetle, Callidium violaceum

Ancestry of “papintappaja”, step by step

papintappaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpappipriest
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pappi—
3Old East Slavicпопъpriest
4Ancient Greekπάπαςbishop, patriarch; father
5Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father

via Finnish tappaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappajakiller, slayer
2Ingriantappaakill
3Proto-Finnictappadakto kill, to slay
4Proto-Uralictappa-trample
Every word from Ancient Greek πάππας →Every word from Ancient Greek πάπας →Every word from Old East Slavic попъ →