Where does “pogan” come from?

pogan (Romanian) comes 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.

pogan (Romanian): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “pogan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpogánypagan
2Latinpāgānusof or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
3Latinpāgusdistrict, canton, region
4Proto-Italicpāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pogan”

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