Where does “палачинков” come from?
палачинков (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian палачи́нка, from German Palatschinke, from Czech palačinka, from Hungarian palacsinta, from Romanian plăcintă, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς — flat.
Ancestry of “палачинков”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | палачи́нка | pancake |
| 2 | German | Palatschinke | pancake |
| 3 | Czech | palačinka | pancake, crêpe |
| 4 | Hungarian | palacsinta | pancake, crêpe |
| 5 | Romanian | plăcintă | pie |
| 6 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |