Where does “pachá” come from?

pachá (Spanish) comes from Turkish paşa, from Ottoman Turkish پاشا, from Persian پادشاه — king, Padishah; monarch; sovereign.

pachá (Spanish): pasha

Definitions

  1. pasha

Ancestry of “pachá”, step by step

pachá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish paşa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishpaşawell-behaved, good-natured; pasha; former title...
2Ottoman Turkishپاشاpasha
3Persianپادشاهking, Padishah; monarch; sovereign

via French pacha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpachapasha
Every word from Persian پادشاه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پاشا →Every word from Turkish paşa →