Where does “pápai” come from?

pápai (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- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

pápai (Hungarian): papal; Of, from, or relating to Pápa; A person...

Definitions

  1. papal; Of, from, or relating to Pápa; A person...

Ancestry of “pápai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianPápa—
2Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
3Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
4Old Norsesúlapillar, column
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
7Proto-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 →