Where does “papuga” come from?

papuga (Polish) comes from Turkish papağan, from Ottoman Turkish پاپاغان, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.

papuga (Polish): parrot

Definitions

  1. parrot

Ancestry of “papuga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpapağanparrot
2Ottoman Turkishپاپاغانparrot, popinjay, any kind of bird of the order Psittaciformes
3Arabicبَبَغَاء

Words derived from “papuga

Every word from Arabic بَبَغَاءEvery word from Ottoman Turkish پاپاغانEvery word from Turkish papağan