Where does “непоганий” come from?
непоганий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пога́ний, 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.
непоганий (Ukrainian): not bad, not half bad, quite good
Definitions
- not bad, not half bad, quite good
Ancestry of “непоганий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | пога́ний | bad |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | поганъ | heathen, pagan |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | поганъ | heathen, pagan |
| 4 | Latin | pāgānus | of or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic |
| 5 | Latin | pāgus | district, canton, region |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pāgos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |