Where does “فَلَقَة” come from?

فَلَقَة (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

Ancestry of “فَلَقَة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “فَلَقَة

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ
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