Where does “palenque” come from?

palenque (English) comes from Spanish Palenque, from Spanish palenque, from Catalan palenc, from Catalan pal, from Old Occitan pal, from Latin palus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos — to attach.

palenque (English): A community of runaway slaves

Definitions

A community of runaway slaves

Ancestry of “palenque”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Palenque	Palenque
2	Spanish	palenque	palisade; pit
3	Catalan	palenc	—
4	Catalan	pal	stake; pole; pale
5	Old Occitan	pal	stake
6	Latin	palus	swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
7	Proto-Italic	pākslos	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-slos	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂ǵ-	to attach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →