Where does “paus” come from?
paus (Indonesian) comes from Malay paus, from Dutch paus, from Middle Dutch paus, from Old French papes, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz.
paus (Indonesian): pope; whale
Ancestry of “paus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | paus | — |
| 2 | Dutch | paus | pope |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | paus | — |
| 4 | Old French | papes | — |
| 5 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 7 | Old Norse | súla | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |