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Where does “pagne” come from?

pagne (English) comes from French pagne, from Spanish paño, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- — something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...

pagne (English): A length of wax-print fabric made in West Africa,...

Definitions

  1. A length of wax-print fabric made in West Africa,...

Ancestry of “pagne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpagneloincloth; grass skirt; bed
2Spanishpañocloth; wipe; rebozo
3Latinpannuscloth; rag; garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂n-something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- →