Where does “pābos” come from?
pābos (Old Saxon) comes from Middle Low German pāwes, 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- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
Ancestry of “pābos”, step by step
pābos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German pāwes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | pāwes | — |
| 2 | Old French | papes | — |
| 3 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 5 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |