Where does “blanka” come from?

blanka (Polish) comes from Latin plancus, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

blanka (Polish): cop, merlon

Definitions

  1. cop, merlon

Ancestry of “blanka”, step by step

blanka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin plancus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplancusflat-footed; Alternative form of plangus
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Spanish Blanca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishBlancaminim, half note
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