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Where does “pasi” come from?

pasi (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pasas, from Hungarian pasasér, from German Passagier, from Italian passaggièro, from French passager, from French passage, from French passer, from Middle French passer — to hate, hurt.

pasi (Hungarian): chap, dude, guy; boyfriend

Definitions

  1. chap, dude, guy; boyfriend

Ancestry of “pasi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpasasfellow, chap, guy
2Hungarianpasasérpassenger; fellow, chap, guy
3GermanPassagierpassenger
4Italianpassaggièro—
5FrenchpassagerPassenger; Traveller; Whose presence in a...
6FrenchpassageThe act of going through a place or event; The...
7Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
8Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
9Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
10Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
11Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
12LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →