Where does “pagoda” come from?

Pagoda comes from Portuguese pagode, derived from Sanskrit bhagavatī, meaning "the blessed one" or "goddess."

pagoda (English): A religious building in South and Southeast Asia,...

Definitions

  1. A religious building in South and Southeast Asia,...

Ancestry of “pagoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepagodea subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree
2MalayalamപകോതിDurga temple
3Sanskritभगवतीgoddess

Words derived from “pagoda”

Every word from Sanskrit भगवती →Every word from Malayalam പകോതി →Every word from Portuguese pagode →