Where does “passaat” come from?
passaat (Dutch) comes from Spanish pasada, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
passaat (Dutch): A trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly...
Definitions
- A trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly...
Ancestry of “passaat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | pasada | feminine singular of pasado; transit, crossing;... |
| 2 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
Words derived from “passaat”