Where does “papiyon” come from?

papiyon (Mauritian Creole) comes from French papillon, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

papiyon (Mauritian Creole): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “papiyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpapillonbutterfly; someone brilliant, versatile and...
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from French papillon →
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