Where does “falaque” come from?

falaque (French) comes from Arabic فَلَقَة, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

falaque (French): falaka

Definitions

  1. falaka

Ancestry of “falaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلَقَة—
2Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Arabic فَلَقَة →