Where does “papa” come from?

papa (French) comes from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

papa (French): papa, a child's father; also as form of address:...

Definitions

  1. papa, a child's father; also as form of address:...

Ancestry of “papa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpapa
2Old Frenchpapa
3Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
4Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
5Old Norsesúlapillar, column
6Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “papa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-