Where does “paankaq” come from?
paankaq (Yup'ik) comes from Russian ба́нка, from Proto-Slavic banъka, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.
paankaq (Yup'ik): can, container
Ancestry of “paankaq”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ба́нка | jar, pot |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | banъka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | baňa | bath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,... |
| 4 | Latin | bāneum | — |
| 5 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |