Where does “pangopup” come from?
pangopup (English) comes from English pangolin, from Malay pengguling, from Malay peng-, from Malay -an, from English -ant, from Middle English -ant, from Old English -ende, from Proto-West Germanic *-andī — front.
pangopup (English): A young pangolin; a scaly anteater pup
Definitions
- A young pangolin; a scaly anteater pup
Ancestry of “pangopup”, step by step
pangopup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pangolin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pangolin | The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed,... |
| 2 | Malay | pengguling | the scaly anteater; Manis javanica |
| 3 | Malay | peng- | actor, instrument, or someone characterized by... |
| 4 | Malay | -an | Suffix for collectivity; Suffix for similarity;... |
| 5 | English | -ant | The agent noun derived from verb; An adjective... |
| 6 | Middle English | -ant | — |
| 7 | Old English | -ende | equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *-andī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -andz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 11 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 13 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 14 | Turkish | ön | front |
via English pup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pup | A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, or shark, or the... |
| 2 | English | puppy | A young dog, especially before sexual maturity; A... |
| 3 | English | puppie | Obsolete form of puppy |
| 4 | Middle French | poupée | doll, toy |
| 5 | Old French | poupée | — |
| 6 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 7 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |