Where does “papa” come from?

papa (Latin) comes 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.

papa (Latin): an infant's cry for food; father; bishop

Definitions

  1. an infant's cry for food; father; bishop

Ancestry of “papa”, step by step

papa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek παπᾶς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
2Old Norsesúlapillar, column
3Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via Koine Greek πάπας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekπάπας—
2Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father

Words derived from “papa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →