Where does “plang” come from?
plang (Albanian) comes from Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco, from Italian palanco, from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ — to balk, beam.
plang (Albanian): property, building site, house, farm; board,...
Definitions
- property, building site, house, farm; board,...
Ancestry of “plang”, step by step
plang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin planca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | planca | slat, plank |
| 2 | Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 4 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 5 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 7 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |