Where does “ڤوڤيل” come from?
ڤوڤيل (Malay) comes from Malay pupil, from English pupil, from Middle English pupille, from Old French pupille, from Latin pūpilla, from Latin pupula, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus — few, little; smallness.
ڤوڤيل (Malay): pupil
Definitions
- pupil
Ancestry of “ڤوڤيل”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | pupil | pupil the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye |
| 2 | English | pupil | A learner under the supervision of a teacher or... |
| 3 | Middle English | pupille | — |
| 4 | Old French | pupille | orphan |
| 5 | Latin | pūpilla | — |
| 6 | Latin | pupula | pupil; little lass |
| 7 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 8 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |