Where does “plaka” come from?
plaka (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch plak, from French plaque, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.
plaka (Papiamentu): money; two and a half cents coin
Definitions
- money; two and a half cents coin
Ancestry of “plaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | plak | A slice, rasher , slab; Anything resembling such... |
| 2 | French | plaque | sheet, plate; slab; plaque |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | placken | to patch, beat metal into a thin plate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | placke | disk, patch, stain; name of a coin |
| 5 | Old Dutch | plagga | patch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | plaggą | a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch |