Where does “попуга́й” come from?
попуга́й (Russian) comes from Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
попуга́й (Russian): parrot (bird)
Definitions
- parrot (bird)
Ancestry of “попуга́й”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | papegaai | parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | papegay | — |
| 3 | Old French | papegai | parrot |
| 4 | Old Spanish | papagayo | — |
| 5 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 6 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 7 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 8 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |