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Where does “pan-Somalism” come from?

pan-Somalism (English) comes from English pan, from Middle English panne, from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic pannā, from Proto-Germanic pannǭ, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

pan-Somalism (English): The belief in unification of Somali people

Definitions

  1. The belief in unification of Somali people

Ancestry of “pan-Somalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpanA wide, flat receptacle used around the house,...
2Middle EnglishpanneA pan, skillet, tin, or cookpot; any metal...
3Old Englishpannepan, frying pan
4Proto-West Germanicpannāpan
5Proto-Germanicpannǭpan
6Latinpannabroad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan
7Latinpatīna—
8Ancient Greekπατάνηkind of flat dish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpet-ano—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpete-to spread, stretch out
11Proto-Finnicete-—
12Serbo-Croatiantẹ́—
13Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
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