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Where does “parki” come from?

parki (Polish) comes from Polish park, from Medieval Latin parcus, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.

parki (Polish): nominative plural of park; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of park; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “parki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishparkpark; A scent released by goats, deer, or hares...
2Medieval Latinparcusenclosure; sparing, frugal; scanty, slight
3Frankishparrikenclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area
4Proto-Germanicparrukazfence; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Germanic parrukaz →