Where does “pagode” come from?

pagode (Danish) comes from Portuguese pagode, from Malayalam പകോതി, from Sanskrit भगवती — goddess.

pagode (Danish): pagoda

Definitions

  1. pagoda

Ancestry of “pagode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepagodea subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree
2MalayalamപകോതിDurga temple
3Sanskritभगवतीgoddess
Every word from Sanskrit भगवती →Every word from Malayalam പകോതി →Every word from Portuguese pagode →