Where does “プランク” come from?

プランク (Japanese) comes from English plank, from German planke, 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.

プランク (Japanese): Max Planck, German physicist

Definitions

  1. Max Planck, German physicist

Ancestry of “プランク”, step by step

プランク traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English plank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplankA long, broad and thick piece of timber, as...
2Germanplankeplank big or thick board of wood
3Middle Low Germanplanke
4Old FrenchplankeAlternative form of planche
5Vulgar Latinplanca
6Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
7Ottoman Turkishپلانقهa kind of palisaded fortification erected by the...
8Italianparancohoist
9ItalianpalancoAlternative form of paranco
10Vulgar Latinpalancaslat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded...
11Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
12Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via German Planck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPlanck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-
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