Where does “polink” come from?

polink (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

polink (English): One of several stockaded mountain farms established, after the invasion of Jamaica by England in the late 17th century, by people of colour who had lived on the island under Spanish rule

Definitions

  1. One of several stockaded mountain farms established, after the invasion of Jamaica by England in the late 17th century, by people of colour who had lived on the island under Spanish rule

Ancestry of “polink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalenquepalisade; pit
2Catalanpalenc—
3Catalanpalstake; pole; pale
4Old Occitanpalstake
5Latinpalusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
6Proto-Italicpākslos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →