Where does “поганъ” come from?

поганъ (Old East Slavic) 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.

поганъ (Old East Slavic): heathen, pagan

Definitions

  1. heathen, pagan

Ancestry of “поганъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “поганъ”

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