Where does “papoċċa” come from?
papoċċa (Maltese) comes from Sicilian papoccia, from Ottoman Turkish پاپوش, from Persian پاپوش, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
papoċċa (Maltese): singulative of papoċċ
Definitions
- singulative of papoċċ
Ancestry of “papoċċa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | papoccia | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پاپوش | slipper |
| 3 | Persian | پاپوش | slipper, babouche |
| 4 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |