Where does “papa” come from?
papa (Rwanda-Rundi) comes from French pape, from Middle French pape, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
papa (Rwanda-Rundi): pope
Definitions
- pope
Ancestry of “papa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pape | Pope |
| 2 | Middle French | pape | — |
| 3 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 4 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 6 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |