Where does “pasat” come from?
pasat (Polish) comes from Dutch passaat, from Spanish pasada, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
pasat (Polish): trade wind
Definitions
- trade wind
Ancestry of “pasat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | passaat | A trade wind in the Atlantic; usually an easterly... |
| 2 | Spanish | pasada | feminine singular of pasado; transit, crossing;... |
| 3 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |