Where does “supap” come from?
supap (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صوپاپ, from French soupape, from French pape, from Middle French pape, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
supap (Turkish): valve
Definitions
- valve
Ancestry of “supap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | صوپاپ | valve |
| 2 | French | soupape | valve; outlet, overflow |
| 3 | French | pape | Pope |
| 4 | Middle French | pape | — |
| 5 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 6 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 8 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |