Where does “pakanauskonto” come from?
pakanauskonto (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.
pakanauskonto (Finnish): pagan religion
Definitions
- pagan religion
Ancestry of “pakanauskonto”, step by step
pakanauskonto 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 |
via Finnish uskonto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uskonto | religion |
| 2 | Finnish | uskoa | to believe, have faith someone's abilities, chances etc.; someone's existence; the power, value etc. of something; the existence of something |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | uskodak | to believe; to have faith |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wunskijaną | to wish, to desire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wunskaz | wish |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wun- | — |