Where does “papi” come from?
papi (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.
papi (Hungarian): ecclesiastical, clerical, priestly; food; mushy...
Definitions
- ecclesiastical, clerical, priestly; food; mushy...
Ancestry of “papi”, step by step
papi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian Pápa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Pápa | — |
| 2 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 4 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via Hungarian pap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pap | priest |