Where does “parki” come from?
parki (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian park, from German park, from Italian parco, from Spanish parque, from Portuguese parque, from Russian парк, from English park, from Korean 박 — to stretch.
parki (Lower Sorbian): nominative plural of park; accusative plural of...
Definitions
- nominative plural of park; accusative plural of...
Ancestry of “parki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | park | park piece of ground, in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation |
| 2 | German | park | singular imperative of parken; first-person... |
| 3 | Italian | parco | frugal, moderate, temperate, sparing; park,... |
| 4 | Spanish | parque | park; parking lot; ammo |
| 5 | Portuguese | parque | park |
| 6 | Russian | парк | park; yard, depot; fleet, stock |
| 7 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 8 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 9 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 10 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 11 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 12 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 13 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 14 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |