Where does “papa” come from?

papa (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Pappe, from Middle High German pappe, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.

papa (Lower Sorbian): dad, daddy; pap; paperboard

Definitions

  1. dad, daddy; pap; paperboard

Ancestry of “papa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPappepaperboard, cardboard; a piece of paper laced...
2Middle High Germanpappepap, mash; pap, flour mash; porridge, mush
3Latinpappasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4LatinpappoI eat, eat pap

Words derived from “papa”

Every word from Latin pappo →Every word from Latin pappa →Every word from Middle High German pappe →