Where does “pakanallisesti” come from?
pakanallisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakanallinen, from Finnish pakana, from Tagalog kana, from Tagalog amerikana, from English Americana, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
pakanallisesti (Finnish): paganly
Definitions
- paganly
Ancestry of “pakanallisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakanallinen | pagan, heathen |
| 2 | Finnish | pakana | pagan; heathen |
| 3 | Tagalog | kana | deception; falsity |
| 4 | Tagalog | amerikana | coat US; jacket; tuxedo |
| 5 | English | Americana | All things peculiar to the United States' culture... |
| 6 | English | America | — |
| 7 | Latin | America | — |
| 8 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |