Where does “паж” come from?
паж (Russian) comes from French page, from Italian paggio, from Old French page, from Late Latin pagius, from Ancient Greek παιδίον, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids — few, little; smallness.
паж (Russian): page, pageboy
Ancestry of “паж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | page | page; page, web page; page, page boy |
| 2 | Italian | paggio | page; pageboy |
| 3 | Old French | page | page |
| 4 | Late Latin | pagius | servant; Servant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παιδίον | little child, young child |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |