Where does “pawsu” come from?

pawsu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch paus, from Middle Dutch paus, from Old French papes, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

pawsu (Sranan Tongo): pope head of the Catholic church

Definitions

  1. pope head of the Catholic church

Ancestry of “pawsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpauspope
2Middle Dutchpaus
3Old Frenchpapes
4Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
5Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
6Old Norsesúlapillar, column
7Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-