Where does “палачи́нка” come from?
палачи́нка (Bulgarian) comes from German Palatschinke, from Czech palačinka, from Hungarian palacsinta, from Romanian plăcintă, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις — flat.
палачи́нка (Bulgarian): pancake
Definitions
- pancake
Ancestry of “палачи́нка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Palatschinke | pancake |
| 2 | Czech | palačinka | pancake, crêpe |
| 3 | Hungarian | palacsinta | pancake, crêpe |
| 4 | Romanian | plăcintă | pie |
| 5 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |