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

  1. A trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly...

Ancestry of “passaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpasadafeminine singular of pasado; transit, crossing;...
2Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “passaat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →