Where does “palengki” come from?

palengki (Kapampangan) comes from Spanish palenque, from Catalan palenc, from Catalan pal, from Old Occitan pal, from Latin palus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

palengki (Kapampangan): market; marketplace

Definitions

  1. market; marketplace

Ancestry of “palengki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpalenquepalisade; pit
2Catalanpalenc
3Catalanpalstake; pole; pale
4Old Occitanpalstake
5Latinpalusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,...
6Proto-Italicpākslos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-
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