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Where does “papu” come from?

papu (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

papu (Proto-Finnic): bean

Definitions

  1. bean

Ancestry of “papu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “papu”

  • härkäpapu
  • papu
  • tarhapapu
  • kahvipapu
  • hyppypapu
  • soijapapu
  • papupata
  • risiinipapu
  • kaakaopapu
  • pavunvarsi
  • pavun
  • kahvinpapu
  • babu
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