Where does “palacinka” come from?
palacinka (Slovak) comes from Hungarian palacsinta, from Romanian plăcintă, from Latin placenta, from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα, from Ancient Greek πλακοῦς, from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks — flat.
palacinka (Slovak): pancake, crêpe
Definitions
- pancake, crêpe
Ancestry of “palacinka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | palacsinta | pancake, crêpe |
| 2 | Romanian | plăcintă | pie |
| 3 | Latin | placenta | a round phyllo cake with a ribbed base and a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεντα | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλακοῦς | flat cake |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |