Where does “papu” come from?

papu (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

papu (Finnish): bean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps

Definitions

  1. bean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps

Ancestry of “papu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpapubean
2Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “papu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъEvery word from Proto-Finnic papu
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