Where does “papay” come from?

papay (Mauritian Creole) comes from French papaye, from Spanish papaya, from Arawak papáia — papaya.

papay (Mauritian Creole): papaya

Definitions

  1. papaya

Ancestry of “papay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpapayepapaya
2Spanishpapayapapaya; vagina; easy
3Arawakpapáiapapaya
Every word from Arawak papáia →Every word from Spanish papaya →Every word from French papaye →