Where does “паланка” come from?
паланка (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco, from Italian palanco, from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.
паланка (Bulgarian): small town, big village
Ancestry of “паланка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 2 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 3 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 5 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |