Where does “pjan” come from?
pjan (Maltese) comes from Italian piano, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
pjan (Maltese): level ground
Definitions
- level ground
Ancestry of “pjan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piano | plane; flat, level; plain |
| 2 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |