Where does “banka” come from?

banka (Slovak) comes from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

banka (Slovak): bank

Definitions

bank

Ancestry of “banka”, step by step

banka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian banco

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	banco	desk; counter; bench, table
2	Old High German	bank	bench
3	Proto-West Germanic	banki	bench
4	Proto-Germanic	bankiz	a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeg-	to break

via Proto-Slavic baňa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	baňa	bath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
2	Latin	bāneum	attested in Pompeii
3	Latin	balneum	bath, bathing place, bathroom
4	Ancient Greek	βαλανεῖον	bath, bathing room; bathhouse
5	Ancient Greek	βᾰλᾰνεύς	bath-man

Words derived from “banka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →