Where does “nagypapa” come from?
nagypapa (Hungarian) comes 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-.
nagypapa (Hungarian): grandfather
Ancestry of “nagypapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | Pápa | — |
| 2 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 4 | Old Norse | súla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |
Words derived from “nagypapa”