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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

  1. pancake, crêpe

Ancestry of “palačinka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPalatschinkepancake
2Czechpalačinkapancake, crêpe
3Hungarianpalacsintapancake, crêpe
4Romanianplăcintăpie
5Latinplacentaa round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a...
6Ancient Greekπλακόεντα—
7Ancient Greekπλακοῦςflat cake
8Ancient Greekπλακόειςflat
9Ancient Greekπλάξanything flat and broad
10Proto-Hellenicpləks—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
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