Where does “papisti” come from?

papisti (Finnish) comes from French papiste, from French pape, from Middle French pape, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

papisti (Finnish): papist

Definitions

  1. papist

Ancestry of “papisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpapistepapist, papistic; papist
2FrenchpapePope
3Middle Frenchpape
4Old FrenchpapePope
5Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
6Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
7Old Norsesúlapillar, column
8Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-