Where does “plak” come from?

plak (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پلاق, from French plaque, from Middle Dutch placken, from Middle Dutch placke, from Old Dutch plagga, from Proto-Germanic plaggą — a piece of cloth or fabric; a patch.

plak (Turkish): gramophone record, vinyl record

Definitions

  1. gramophone record, vinyl record

Ancestry of “plak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپلاقphonograph record
2Frenchplaquesheet, plate; slab; plaque
3Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
4Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
5Old Dutchplaggapatch
6Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch
Every word from Proto-Germanic plaggą →Every word from Old Dutch plagga →Every word from Middle Dutch placke →