Where does “pak” come from?

pak (Indonesian) comes from Dutch pak, from Middle Dutch pac, from Old Dutch pakko, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

pak (Indonesian): sir; package; lease right

Definitions

  1. sir; package; lease right

Ancestry of “pak”, step by step

pak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpakpackage; suit
2Middle Dutchpac—
3Old Dutchpakko—
4Frankishpakkō—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Indonesian bapak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianbapakfather; mister, sir; you
2Malaybapakfather
3Malaybapafather; mister, sir; God, the father of Creation
4Kawibapa—
5Proto-Dravidianappafather; A respectful term of address to a man

Words derived from “pak”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Frankish pakkō →Every word from Old Dutch pakko →