Where does “makaronipata” come from?

makaronipata (Finnish) comes from Finnish pata, from Swedish spader, from German Spaten, from Dutch spatten, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

makaronipata (Finnish): A simple, low-cost dish made by combining boiled macaroni with minced meat that has been fried with onion and possibly with some other ingredients

Definitions

  1. A simple, low-cost dish made by combining boiled macaroni with minced meat that has been fried with onion and possibly with some other ingredients

Ancestry of “makaronipata”, step by step

makaronipata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatacauldron; pot; typically one made of thick...
2Swedishspaderspade, spades
3GermanSpatenspade
4Dutchspattento splatter, splash
5Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
6Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
7Old Dutch-en
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish makaroni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakaronimacaroni
2Swedishmakarona piece of macaroni (usually elbow macaroni)
3Italianmaccheronemacaroni
4Byzantine Greekμακαρίαfood made from barley
5Ancient GreekΜακάριοςblessed, happy
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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