Where does “Pacan” come from?

Pacan (Polish) comes from Russian паца́н, from Ukrainian пацю́к — rat.

Pacan (Polish): fool

Definitions

  1. fool

Ancestry of “Pacan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпаца́нboy, kid, lad, fella referring to a boy or a young man; can be used as a term of address
2Ukrainianпацю́кrat
Every word from Ukrainian пацю́к →Every word from Russian паца́н →