Where does “papagájí” come from?
papagájí (Slovak) comes from Slovak papagáj, from German Papagei, from Middle High German papegei, from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς.
papagájí (Slovak): parrot
Definitions
- parrot
Ancestry of “papagájí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | papagáj | a parrot |
| 2 | German | Papagei | parrot |
| 3 | Middle High German | papegei | — |
| 4 | Old French | papegai | parrot |
| 5 | Old Spanish | papagayo | — |
| 6 | Greek | παπαγάλος | parrot; a person who repeats uncritically what... |
| 7 | Italian | pappagallo | parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words... |
| 8 | Byzantine Greek | παπαγᾶς | — |
| 9 | Arabic | بَبَغَاء | — |