Where does “paganness” come from?
paganness (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.
paganness (English): Quality of being pagan
Definitions
- Quality of being pagan
Ancestry of “paganness”, step by step
paganness 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |