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Where does “palacsinták” come from?

palacsinták (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian palacsinta, from Romanian plăcintă, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks — flat.

palacsinták (Hungarian): nominative plural of palacsinta

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of palacsinta

Ancestry of “palacsinták”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpalacsintapancake, crêpe
2Romanianplăcintăpie
3Latinplacentaa round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a...
4Ancient Greekπλακόεντα—
5Ancient Greekπλακοῦςflat cake
6Ancient Greekπλακόειςflat
7Ancient Greekπλάξanything flat and broad
8Proto-Hellenicpləks—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
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