Where does “pampaman” come from?
pampaman (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano pampam, from English pan-pan, from French panne, from Old French panne, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
pampaman (Cebuano): A brothel
Definitions
- A brothel
Ancestry of “pampaman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | pampam | A prostitute |
| 2 | English | pan-pan | A minor emergency requiring some assistance or... |
| 3 | French | panne | plush velvet; breakdown; purlin |
| 4 | Old French | panne | a fur lining; a warp resulting from such a... |
| 5 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 6 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 11 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |