Where does “pahan” come from?
pahan (Finnish) comes from Finnish paha, 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- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pahan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of paha; Accusative...
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- Genitive singular form of paha; Accusative...
Ancestry of “pahan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paha | bad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paha | bad, evil, unkind |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | paša | — |
| 4 | Czech | pást | to graze, to pasture |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pastь | fall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | to pasture |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |