Where does “papuc” come from?

papuc (Romanian) comes from Hungarian papucs, from Ottoman Turkish پابوج, from Persian پاپوش, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

papuc (Romanian): slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper

Ancestry of “papuc”, step by step

papuc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian papucs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpapucsslipper; henpecked
2Ottoman TurkishپابوجVulgar form of پاپوش
3Persianپاپوشslipper, babouche
4Persianپاleg, foot; with
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
6Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Ottoman Turkish پاپوش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپاپوشslipper
2Classical Persianپاپوش—

Words derived from “papuc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →