Where does “пляцок” come from?
пляцок (Ukrainian) comes from Polish placek, from German Plätzchen, from German platz, from French place, from Old French place, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
пляцок (Ukrainian): a type of a flat, round pastry
Definitions
- a type of a flat, round pastry
Ancestry of “пляцок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | placek | a round, flat cake, pancake, or pie |
| 2 | German | Plätzchen | Diminutive of Platz; cookie, biscuit |
| 3 | German | platz | singular imperative of platzen |
| 4 | French | place | place, square, plaza, piazza; place, space, room;... |
| 5 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 6 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |