Where does “papas” come from?

papas (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese papas, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.

papas (Galician): pap; porridge

Definitions

  1. pap; porridge

Ancestry of “papas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepapas—
2Latinpappasecond-person singular present active imperative...
3LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
Every word from Latin pappo →Every word from Latin pappa →Every word from Old Portuguese papas →