Where does “pago-” come from?

pago- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Celtic ago-, from Yoruba a-.

Ancestry of “pago-”, step by step

pago- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic ago-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticago-—
2Yorubaa-—

via Yoruba pá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubapáto kill

Words derived from “pago-”

Every word from Yoruba a- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ago- →