Where does “falanqa” come from?

falanqa (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian фаланга, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

falanqa (Azerbaijani): phalanx

Definitions

  1. phalanx

Ancestry of “falanqa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфалангаphalanx; sun spider, wind scorpion, camel spider,...
2Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Russian фаланга →