Where does “palačinka” come from?
palačinka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Palatschinke, from Czech palačinka, from Hungarian palacsinta, from Romanian plăcintă, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις — flat.
palačinka (Serbo-Croatian): pancake, crêpe
Definitions
- pancake, crêpe
Ancestry of “palačinka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Palatschinke | pancake |
| 2 | Czech | palačinka | pancake, crêpe |
| 3 | Hungarian | palacsinta | pancake, crêpe |
| 4 | Romanian | plăcintă | pie |
| 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 |