Where does “apa” come from?

apa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish apa, from Old Norse api, from Proto-Germanic apô, from Proto-Indo-European abō- — ape.

apa (Swedish): A primate; ape, monkey; A dumb or annoying...

Definitions

  1. A primate; ape, monkey; A dumb or annoying...

Ancestry of “apa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishapa—
2Old Norseapiape, monkey; fool
3Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape

Words derived from “apa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European abō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic apô →Every word from Old Norse api →