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