Where does “pagod” come from?

pagod (Swedish) comes from Portuguese pagode, from Malayalam പകോതി, from Sanskrit भगवती — goddess.

pagod (Swedish): pagoda

Definitions

  1. pagoda

Ancestry of “pagod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepagodea subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree
2MalayalamപകോതിDurga temple
3Sanskritभगवतीgoddess
Every word from Sanskrit भगवती →Every word from Malayalam പകോതി →Every word from Portuguese pagode →