Where does “pak” come from?
pak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English Puck, from English Pike, from French piqué, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn — "low-pitch humming noise".
pak (Serbo-Croatian): however, on the other hand; puck; asshole, anus
Definitions
- however, on the other hand; puck; asshole, anus
Ancestry of “pak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Puck | — |
| 2 | English | Pike | A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity |
| 3 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 4 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 5 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 6 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 8 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |