Where does “pălăncuță” come from?
pălăncuță (Romanian) comes from Romanian palancă, from Hungarian palánk, from German planke, from Middle Low German planke, from Old French planke, from Vulgar Latin planca, from Latin palanca, from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه — to balk, beam.
Ancestry of “pălăncuță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | palancă | palisade; palisaded fortification |
| 2 | Hungarian | palánk | plank |
| 3 | German | planke | plank big or thick board of wood |
| 4 | Middle Low German | planke | — |
| 5 | Old French | planke | Alternative form of planche |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | planca | — |
| 7 | Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 8 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 9 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 10 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 11 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 12 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |