Where does “plotkareczka” come from?
plotkareczka (Polish) comes from Polish płotkarka, from Polish płotkarz, from Polish płotka, from Vilamovian płoc, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις — flat.
Ancestry of “plotkareczka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | płotkarka | — |
| 2 | Polish | płotkarz | hurdler |
| 3 | Polish | płotka | roach (Rutilus rutilus) |
| 4 | Vilamovian | płoc | a flat cake; kalach |
| 5 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |