Where does “parkejo” come from?
parkejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto parki, from Esperanto parko, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois — to stretch.
parkejo (Esperanto): car park, parking garage
Definitions
- car park, parking garage
Ancestry of “parkejo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | parki | to park |
| 2 | Esperanto | parko | park |
| 3 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 4 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 5 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 6 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 7 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 8 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 9 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 10 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |