Where does “pagoda” come from?

pagoda (Italian) comes from Portuguese pagode, from Malayalam പകോതി, from Sanskrit भगवती — goddess.

pagoda (Italian): pagoda

Definitions

  1. pagoda

Ancestry of “pagoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepagodea subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree
2MalayalamപകോതിDurga temple
3Sanskritभगवतीgoddess

Words derived from “pagoda”

Every word from Sanskrit भगवती →Every word from Malayalam പകോതി →Every word from Portuguese pagode →