Where does “pakkaamaton” come from?
pakkaamaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakata, from Swedish packa, from Middle Low German packen, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
pakkaamaton (Finnish): unpacked; Negative participle of pakata
Definitions
- unpacked; Negative participle of pakata
Ancestry of “pakkaamaton”, step by step
pakkaamaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pakata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakata | to pack; to pack, package or wrap; to cram, pack,... |
| 2 | Swedish | packa | to pack; to stow things into a pack e.g. as to be... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | packen | to pack |
| 4 | Old Saxon | pakko | — |
| 5 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |
via Finnish maton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maton | Genitive singular form of matto |