Where does “apa” come from?

apa (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ape, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apa (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of ape; definite feminine...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ape; definite feminine...

Ancestry of “apa”, step by step

apa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskapeape, monkey; to ape, mimic or imitate
2Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

via Old Norse apa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseapa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →