Where does “пранга” come from?

пранга (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پرانقه, from Italian branca, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

пранга (Macedonian): shackle

Definitions

  1. shackle

Ancestry of “пранга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپرانقهchain and log fastened to a culprit's leg, a kind of wooden fetter or leg irons
2Italianbrancaclaw; talon; branch
3Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
4Gaulishvranca
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂
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