Where does “banka” come from?
banka (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بانقه, from Italian banca, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.
banka (Turkish): bank
Ancestry of “banka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بانقه | — |
| 2 | Italian | banca | bank; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |
Words derived from “banka”