Where does “păpucăriță” come from?
păpucăriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian păpucar, from Romanian papuc, from Hungarian papucs, from Ottoman Turkish پابوج, from Persian پاپوش, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “păpucăriță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | păpucar | slipper maker |
| 2 | Romanian | papuc | slipper |
| 3 | Hungarian | papucs | slipper; henpecked |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | پابوج | Vulgar form of پاپوش |
| 5 | Persian | پاپوش | slipper, babouche |
| 6 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |