Where does “paues” come from?
paues (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French papes, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-.
Ancestry of “paues”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | papes | — |
| 2 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 4 | Old Norse | súla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |
Words derived from “paues”