Where does “papaxoubas” come from?

papaxoubas (Galician) comes from Galician xouba, from Latin Clupea, from Ancient Greek Κλυπέα.

papaxoubas (Galician): simpleton

Definitions

  1. simpleton

Ancestry of “papaxoubas”, step by step

papaxoubas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician xouba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianxoubaa young sardine
2LatinClupeanow Kélibia
3Ancient GreekΚλυπέα—

via Galician papar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpaparto eat; to take away
2Latinpappāre—
Every word from Ancient Greek Κλυπέα →