Where does “pakanuudenaikainen” come from?
pakanuudenaikainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakanuudenaika, from Finnish pakanuus, from Finnish pakana, from Tagalog kana, from Tagalog amerikana, from English Americana, from English America, from Latin America — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
pakanuudenaikainen (Finnish): from pre-Christian times Christianity arrived in Finland between the 12th and 13th centuries
Definitions
- from pre-Christian times Christianity arrived in Finland between the 12th and 13th centuries
Ancestry of “pakanuudenaikainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakanuudenaika | Pagan period: period before Christianization |
| 2 | Finnish | pakanuus | paganism |
| 3 | Finnish | pakana | pagan; heathen |
| 4 | Tagalog | kana | deception; falsity |
| 5 | Tagalog | amerikana | coat US; jacket; tuxedo |
| 6 | English | Americana | All things peculiar to the United States' culture... |
| 7 | English | America | — |
| 8 | Latin | America | — |
| 9 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 13 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |