Where does “παππούς” come from?

παππούς (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek παππούς, from Ancient Greek παππίας, from Ancient Greek πάππας — daddy, papa; papa, daddy; father.

παππούς (Greek): grandfather, grandad, grandpa; gramps, pops,...

Definitions

  1. grandfather, grandad, grandpa; gramps, pops,...

Ancestry of “παππούς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekπαππούς
2Ancient Greekπαππίας
3Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father
Every word from Ancient Greek πάππαςEvery word from Ancient Greek παππίαςEvery word from Byzantine Greek παππούς