Where does “파고다” come from?

파고다 (Korean) comes from English pagoda, from Portuguese pagode, from Malayalam പകോതി, from Sanskrit भगवती — goddess.

파고다 (Korean): pagoda

Definitions

  1. pagoda

Ancestry of “파고다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpagodaA religious building in South and Southeast Asia,...
2Portuguesepagodea subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree
3MalayalamപകോതിDurga temple
4Sanskritभगवतीgoddess
Every word from Sanskrit भगवती →Every word from Malayalam പകോതി →Every word from Portuguese pagode →
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