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Where does “påvlig” come from?

påvlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish påve, from Old Swedish pave, from Old Norse páfi, from Old Saxon pavos, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla.

påvlig (Swedish): papal, pertaining to the pope

Definitions

  1. papal, pertaining to the pope

Ancestry of “påvlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpåvepope
2Old Swedishpavepope
3Old Norsepáfi—
4Old Saxonpavos—
5Old FrenchpapePope
6Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
7Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
8Old Norsesúla—
9Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-—
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