Where does “seurakuntapappi” come from?
seurakuntapappi (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.
seurakuntapappi (Finnish): parish priest
Definitions
- parish priest
Ancestry of “seurakuntapappi”, step by step
seurakuntapappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pappi | priest |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *pappi | — |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | попъ | priest |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάπας | bishop, patriarch; father |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πάππας | daddy, papa; papa, daddy; father |
via Finnish seurakunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seurakunta | A parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of... |
| 2 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |