Where does “papistka” come from?

papistka (Polish) comes from Polish papista, from French papiste, from French pape, from Middle French pape, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

Ancestry of “papistka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpapistapapist
2Frenchpapistepapist, papistic; papist
3FrenchpapePope
4Middle Frenchpape
5Old FrenchpapePope
6Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
7Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
8Old Norsesúlapillar, column
9Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-