Where does “pepaya” come from?

pepaya (Indonesian) comes from Malay pepaya, from Dutch papaja, from Spanish papaya, from Arawak papáia — papaya.

pepaya (Indonesian): papaya, pawpaw

Definitions

  1. papaya, pawpaw

Ancestry of “pepaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaypepayapapaya
2Dutchpapajapapaya
3Spanishpapayapapaya; vagina; easy
4Arawakpapáiapapaya
Every word from Arawak papáia →Every word from Spanish papaya →Every word from Dutch papaja →