Where does “pakana” come from?
pakana (Finnish) comes from Tagalog kana, from Tagalog amerikana, from English Americana, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
pakana (Finnish): pagan; heathen
Definitions
- pagan; heathen
Ancestry of “pakana”, step by step
pakana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog kana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kana | deception; falsity |
| 2 | Tagalog | amerikana | coat US; jacket; tuxedo |
| 3 | English | Americana | All things peculiar to the United States' culture... |
| 4 | English | America | — |
| 5 | Latin | America | — |
| 6 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Old East Slavic поганъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | поганъ | heathen, pagan |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | поганъ | heathen, pagan |
| 3 | Latin | pāgānus | of or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic |
| 4 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |