Where does “papp” come from?

papp (Skolt Sami) comes from Old Church Slavonic попъ, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

papp (Skolt Sami): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “papp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпопъpriest
2Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
3Old Norsesúlapillar, column
4Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →