Where does “pickapacka” come from?
pickapacka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian packa, from Ukrainian пачка, from Russian пак, from German pack, from Low German pack, from Middle Low German pak, from Old Saxon pakko, from Frankish pakkō — bundle; pack; package.
pickapacka (Ingrian): matchbox
Definitions
- matchbox
Ancestry of “pickapacka”, step by step
pickapacka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian packa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | packa | pack, packet |
| 2 | Ukrainian | пачка | bundle, pack, packet, batch, sheaf, package, parcel |
| 3 | Russian | пак | pack ice |
| 4 | German | pack | package, bundle, bunch, (unwieldy) bag |
| 5 | Low German | pack | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | pak | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | pakko | — |
| 8 | Frankish | pakkō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |