Where does “pāpapa poepoe” come from?
pāpapa poepoe (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian poepoe, from Hawaiian poe, from English boy, from Middle English boye, from Old English bōia, from Proto-Germanic bōjô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
pāpapa poepoe (Hawaiian): peas
Definitions
- peas
Ancestry of “pāpapa poepoe”, step by step
pāpapa poepoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hawaiian poepoe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | poepoe | round, rounded |
| 2 | Hawaiian | poe | round, rounded; boy; buoy |
| 3 | English | boy | A young male; A male child: a son of any age; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | boye | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| 5 | Old English | bōia | boy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bōjô | younger brother, young male relation |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |
via Hawaiian pāpapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | pāpapa | bean |
| 2 | English | papa- | Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy |
| 3 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 5 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |