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