Where does “palac” come from?

palac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian Palazzo, from Latin palātium, from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 — sky.

palac (Serbo-Croatian): thumb; unit of measure, approximately an inch

Definitions

  1. thumb; unit of measure, approximately an inch

Ancestry of “palac”, step by step

palac traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Palazzo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPalazzoa royal palace
2Latinpalātium
3Etruscan𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃sky

via Polish palić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpalićto heat a dwelling by burning fuel; to smoke; to...
2Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe

via Proto-Slavic palьcь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpalьcьthumb, finger

Words derived from “palac

Every word from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃Every word from Latin palātiumEvery word from Italian Palazzo