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Where does “paca” come from?

paca (Irish) comes from Middle English pak, from Old English pæcca, from Frankish pakkō, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

paca (Irish): pack

Definitions

  1. pack

Ancestry of “paca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpakA bundle, pack or package; a collection of items...
2Old Englishpæcca—
3Frankishpakkō—
4Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “paca”

  • pacáil
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →