Where does “პაპიროსი” come from?
პაპიროსი (Georgian) comes from Russian папироса, from Polish papieros, from Polish papier, from German papier, from Middle High German papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus.
პაპიროსი (Georgian): cigarette
Ancestry of “პაპიროსი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | папироса | papirosa |
| 2 | Polish | papieros | cigarette |
| 3 | Polish | papier | paper; document, especially diploma,... |
| 4 | German | papier | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | papier | — |
| 6 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 7 | Old Catalan | paper | — |
| 8 | Latin | papȳrus | — |
| 9 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 10 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 11 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 12 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 13 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |