Where does “фаланга” come from?

фаланга (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

фаланга (Russian): phalanx; sun spider, wind scorpion, camel spider,...

Definitions

  1. phalanx; sun spider, wind scorpion, camel spider,...

Ancestry of “фаланга”, step by step

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

Words derived from “фаланга”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ →