Where does “părângă” come from?

părângă (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin palanga, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

părângă (Romanian): rod, pole; perch

Definitions

  1. rod, pole; perch

Ancestry of “părângă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpalanga—
2Latinphalangawooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of...
3Ancient Greekφάλαγξline of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →Every word from Latin phalanga →