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