Where does “paha” come from?
paha (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic paha, from Proto-Finnic paša, from Czech pást, from Proto-Slavic pastь, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
paha (Finnish): bad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky
Definitions
- bad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky
Ancestry of “paha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | paha | bad, evil, unkind |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paša | — |
| 3 | Czech | pást | to graze, to pasture |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pastь | fall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | to pasture |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |