Where does “pako” come from?

pako (Esperanto) comes from German pack, from Low German pack, from Middle Low German pak, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

pako (Esperanto): package, parcel

Definitions

  1. package, parcel

Ancestry of “pako”, step by step

pako traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpackpackage, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag
2Low Germanpack—
3Middle Low Germanpak—
4Old Saxonpakko—
5Frankishpakkō—
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Italian pacco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpaccoparcel, package; bundle, deck; swindle, con
2Middle Dutchpack—
3Old Dutchpac—

Words derived from “pako”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Saxon pakko →