Where does “pajjiż” come from?

pajjiż (Maltese) comes from Sicilian pajisi, from Late Latin pagensis, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

pajjiż (Maltese): country

Definitions

  1. country

Ancestry of “pajjiż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianpajisitown
2Late Latinpagensisinhabitant of a district; peasant, countryfolk
3Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
4Proto-Italicpāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →