Where does “papakọ ofuurufu” come from?

papakọ ofuurufu (Yoruba) comes from English papa-, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

papakọ ofuurufu (Yoruba): airport

Definitions

  1. airport

Ancestry of “papakọ ofuurufu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpapa-Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy
2Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
3Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
4Old Norsesúlapillar, column
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-
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