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Where does “papupata” come from?

papupata (Finnish) comes from Finnish pata, from Swedish spader, from German Spaten, from Dutch spatten, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

papupata (Finnish): very talkative person, bigmouth

Definitions

  1. very talkative person, bigmouth

Ancestry of “papupata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatacauldron; pot; typically one made of thick...
2Swedishspaderspade, spades
3GermanSpatenspade
4Dutchspattento splatter, splash
5Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
6Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
7Old Dutch-en—
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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