Where does “placki” come from?
placki (English) comes from Polish placek, from German Plätzchen, from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
placki (English): Polish potato pancakes
Definitions
- Polish potato pancakes
Ancestry of “placki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | placek | a round, flat cake, pancake, or pie |
| 2 | German | Plätzchen | Diminutive of Platz; cookie, biscuit |
| 3 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 4 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 5 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 6 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |