Where does “lankkuaita” come from?
lankkuaita (Finnish) comes from Finnish lankku, from Swedish planka, from Middle Low German planke, from Old French planke, from Vulgar Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco — to balk, beam.
lankkuaita (Finnish): plank fence fence made out of planks used as horizontal bars
Definitions
- plank fence fence made out of planks used as horizontal bars
Ancestry of “lankkuaita”, step by step
lankkuaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lankku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lankku | a plank |
| 2 | Swedish | planka | a plank, a board; sawn piece of timber; to climb... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | planke | — |
| 4 | Old French | planke | Alternative form of planche |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | planca | — |
| 6 | Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 8 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 9 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 11 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |