Where does “meksikonpata” come from?

meksikonpata (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.

meksikonpata (Finnish): a stew with rice, beef, paprika, beans, onion, tomato and spices often at least cumin, chili, oregano and garlic

Definitions

  1. a stew with rice, beef, paprika, beans, onion, tomato and spices often at least cumin, chili, oregano and garlic

Ancestry of “meksikonpata”, step by step

meksikonpata 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 Meksiko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMeksiko
2EnglishMexiconow submerged under Lake Tawakoni
3SpanishMéxicoMexico
4Classical NahuatlMēxihcoMexico
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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