Where does “palánták” come from?
palánták (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian palánta, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
Ancestry of “palánták”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | palánta | seedling |
| 2 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |