Where does “pekonipasta” come from?
pekonipasta (Finnish) comes from Finnish pekoni, from English Bacon, from Middle English bacon, from Old French bacon, from Frankish bakō, from Proto-Germanic bakô, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
pekonipasta (Finnish): bacon pasta
Definitions
- bacon pasta
Ancestry of “pekonipasta”, step by step
pekonipasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pekoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pekoni | bacon |
| 2 | English | Bacon | Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig |
| 3 | Middle English | bacon | Alternative form of bacoun; meat from the back... |
| 4 | Old French | bacon | bacon, salted pork, ham, shank |
| 5 | Frankish | bakō | ham, flitch; back; flitch of bacon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakô | back; flitch of bacon |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Finnish pasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pasta | pasta; paste |
| 2 | Italian | pasta | paste; pasta, noodles; dough |
| 3 | Latin | pasta | paste; nominative/vocative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παστά | barley porridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παστός | sprinkled with salt, salted; woman's chamber,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πάσσω | I sprinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₁t- | to shake |