Where does “arapapaha” come from?
arapapaha (Paraguayan Guaraní) comes from English papa-, 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 “arapapaha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | papa- | Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy |
| 2 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 4 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |