Where does “Pogănești” come from?

Pogănești (Romanian) comes from Romanian pogan, from Hungarian pogány, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “Pogănești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpoganbig
2Hungarianpogánypagan
3Latinpāgānusof or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
4Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
5Proto-Italicpāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Italic pāgos →