Where does “поганый” come from?
поганый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic поганъ, from Old Church Slavonic поганъ, from Latin pāgānus, from Latin pāgus, from Proto-Italic pāgos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
поганый (Russian): foul
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