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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pata | cauldron; pot; typically one made of thick... |
| 2 | Swedish | spader | spade, spades |
| 3 | German | Spaten | spade |
| 4 | Dutch | spatten | to splatter, splash |
| 5 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |