Where does “па́пка” come from?
па́пка (Russian) comes from Russian па́па, from French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
па́пка (Russian): daddy
Definitions
- daddy
Ancestry of “па́пка”, step by step
па́пка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian па́па
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | па́па | daddy; dad; pope |
| 2 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 3 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 4 | Old French | papa | — |
| 5 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 7 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via Russian Pappe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Pappe | — |