Where does “felç” come from?

felç (Turkish) comes from Arabic فَلَج, from Aramaic פָּלְגָּא, from Ancient Greek πλῆξις, from Ancient Greek πλήσσω, from Proto-Hellenic plā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pl(e)h₂kyeti, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

felç (Turkish): paralysis, palsy

Definitions

  1. paralysis, palsy

Ancestry of “felç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَلَجirrigation channel
2Aramaicפָּלְגָּא—
3Ancient Greekπλῆξιςpercussion, blow
4Ancient Greekπλήσσωto strike, smite; I am stricken, defeated
5Proto-Hellenicplā́ťťō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl(e)h₂kyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl(e)h₂kyeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic plā́ťťō →