Where does “ula pāpapa” come from?
ula pāpapa (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian pāpapa, from English papa-, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
ula pāpapa (Hawaiian): Any of species Parribacus antarcticus of slipper lobster found in the South Pacific
Definitions
- Any of species Parribacus antarcticus of slipper lobster found in the South Pacific
Ancestry of “ula pāpapa”, step by step
ula pāpapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Hawaiian ula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian | ula | spiny lobster |
| 2 | Proto-Polynesian | qura | shrimp; lobster |
| 3 | Proto-Oceanic | quraŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |
| 4 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *qudaŋ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *qudaŋ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | qudaŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | qudaŋ | shrimp; crayfish; lobster |