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Where does “𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰” come from?

𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 (Gothic) comes from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-.

𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰 (Gothic): priest, clergyman

Definitions

  1. priest, clergyman

Ancestry of “𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
2Old Norsesúla—
3Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-—

Words derived from “𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰”

  • Pfaffe
  • pfaffo
  • phaffo
  • pfaffe
  • Paf
  • faff
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