Where does “paganish” come from?
paganish (English) comes from English Pagan, from Burmese ပုဂံ, from Old Burmese ပုကမ်, from Pali gāma, from Sanskrit ग्राम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.
paganish (English): pagan
Definitions
- pagan
Ancestry of “paganish”, step by step
paganish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pagan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pagan | The city of Bagan, Myanmar |
| 2 | Burmese | ပုဂံ | Bagan |
| 3 | Old Burmese | ပုကမ် | — |
| 4 | Pali | gāma | village |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ग्राम | an inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | grā́mas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | grā́mas | village, town; community |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ger- | to gather; flock, herd |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |