Where does “Palenge” come from?
Palenge (Palenquero) 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.
Ancestry of “Palenge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | palenque | palisade; pit |
| 2 | Catalan | palenc | — |
| 3 | Catalan | pal | stake; pole; pale |
| 4 | Old Occitan | pal | stake |
| 5 | Latin | palus | swamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool; stake,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pākslos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ-slos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |