Where does “papegoja” come from?
papegoja (Swedish) comes from Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Greek παπαγάλος, from Italian pappagallo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.
papegoja (Swedish): a parrot
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Words derived from “papegoja”