Where does “поганинъ” come from?

поганинъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic поганъ, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

поганинъ (Old Church Slavonic): heathen

Definitions

  1. heathen

Ancestry of “поганинъ”, step by step

поганинъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic поганъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоганъheathen, pagan
2Latinpāgānusof or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
3Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
4Proto-Italicpāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Old Church Slavonic инъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicинъother
2Proto-Slavic(j)inъ—

Words derived from “поганинъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →