Where does “papaja” come from?

papaja (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.

papaja (Hungarian): papaya

Definitions

  1. papaya

Ancestry of “papaja”, step by step

papaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Pápa

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

via English papaya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpapayaA tropical American evergreen tree, "Carica...
2Spanishpapayapapaya; vagina; easy
3Arawakpapáiapapaya

Words derived from “papaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →