Where does “પાપા” come from?
પાપા (Gujarati) comes from Classical Persian پَاپَا, from English papa, from Portuguese papá, from French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
પાપા (Gujarati): dad, daddy
Definitions
- dad, daddy
Ancestry of “પાપા”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | پَاپَا | — |
| 2 | English | papa | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned... |
| 3 | Portuguese | papá | dad; daddy; father; food |
| 4 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 5 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 6 | Old French | papa | — |
| 7 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 9 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |