Where does “فلقه” come from?

فلقه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic فَلَقَة, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

فلقه (Ottoman Turkish): stout staff with a loop of rope let through two holes, by which the feet of a culprit are held up for the punishment of the bastinado

Definitions

  1. stout staff with a loop of rope let through two holes, by which the feet of a culprit are held up for the punishment of the bastinado

Ancestry of “فلقه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلَقَة—
2Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “فلقه”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Arabic فَلَقَة →