Where does “pakon” come from?
pakon (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pako, 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.
pakon (Esperanto): accusative singular of pako
Definitions
- accusative singular of pako
Ancestry of “pakon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | pako | package, parcel |
| 2 | German | pack | — |
| 3 | Low German | pack | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | pak | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | pakko | — |
| 6 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |