Where does “palanka” come from?
palanka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه, from Italian paranco, from Italian palanco, from Vulgar Latin palanca, from Latin phalanga, from Ancient Greek φάλαγξ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.
palanka (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 “palanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پلانقه | a kind of palisaded fortification erected by the... |
| 2 | Italian | paranco | hoist |
| 3 | Italian | palanco | Alternative form of paranco |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | palanca | slat, plank or stake; palanka, a palisaded... |
| 5 | Latin | phalanga | wooden roller; carrying pole; alternative form of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φάλαγξ | line of battle, battle-array; ranks of an army;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |