Where does “papamama” come from?
papamama (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin papa, from English papa, from Portuguese papá, from French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
papamama (Tok Pisin): parents
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Ancestry of “papamama”, step by step
papamama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin papa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | papa | father |
| 2 | English | papa | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned... |
| 3 | Portuguese | papá | dad; daddy; father; food |
| 4 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 5 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 6 | Old French | papa | — |
| 7 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 9 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |