papegai

Old French

Etymology

From Old Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγάλος (papagálos), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

papegai oblique singular, m (oblique plural papegais, nominative singular papegais, nominative plural papegai)

  1. parrot

Descendants

  • → Czech: papoušek (details unknown)
  • → Middle Dutch: papegay
  • → Middle English: popinjay
  • → Finnish: papukaija
  • → Middle High German: papegei
  • → Middle Low German: papegoie
  • → Portuguese: papagaio
  • → Northern Kurdish: papaxan

References

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