Where does “playgan” come from?

playgan (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.

playgan (English): A person whose interest in paganism is shallow and lacking seriousness

Definitions

  1. A person whose interest in paganism is shallow and lacking seriousness

Ancestry of “playgan”, step by step

playgan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Pagan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPaganThe city of Bagan, Myanmar
2BurmeseပုဂံBagan
3Old Burmeseပုကမ်
4Paligāmavillage
5Sanskritग्रामan inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement;...
6Proto-Indo-Aryangrā́mas
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangrā́masvillage, town; community
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ger-to gather; flock, herd

via English play

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplayTo act in a manner such that one has fun; to...
2Middle EnglishpleyeHappiness, mirth, jolliness, or gaiety; Fun,...
3Old Englishpleġaexercise
4Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
5Proto-West GermanicCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
6Proto-Germanic-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian grā́masEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grā́mas