Where does “поганъ” come from?
поганъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
поганъ (Old Church Slavonic): heathen, pagan
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