Where does “falanga” come from?

falanga (Polish) comes from French phalange, from Latin phalanx, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

falanga (Polish): phalanx

Definitions

  1. phalanx

Ancestry of “falanga”, step by step

falanga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French phalange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphalangephalanx
2Latinphalanxphalanx, battalion
3Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Spanish Falange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishFalangephalanx one of the bones of the finger or toe
2Latinphalangemaccusative singular of phalanx

via Latin phalanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ-