Where does “nagypapák” come from?

nagypapák (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian nagypapa, from Hungarian Pápa, 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.

nagypapák (Hungarian): nominative plural of nagypapa

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of nagypapa

Ancestry of “nagypapák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannagypapagrandfather
2HungarianPápa—
3Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
4Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
5Old Norsesúlapillar, column
6Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →