Where does “magapína” come from?
magapína (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic pína, from Old Norse pína, from Old Saxon pīna, from Medieval Latin pena, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́, from Proto-Indo-European kʷoynéh₂ — to pay; to avenge.
magapína (Icelandic): stomachache
Ancestry of “magapína”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | pína | pain, torment; a tiny amount; to torture, to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | pína | fine; to torment |
| 3 | Old Saxon | pīna | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pena | punishment in hell; Alternative form of poena |
| 5 | Latin | poenā | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |