Where does “ipulangwe” come from?

ipulangwe (Zulu) comes from Afrikaans plank, from Dutch plank, from Middle Dutch planke, from Old Dutch *planka, from Old Northern French planke, from Late Latin planca, from Latin plancus, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

ipulangwe (Zulu): board, plank

Definitions

  1. board, plank

Ancestry of “ipulangwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaansplankA plank
2Dutchplankshelf; plank
3Middle Dutchplanke
4Old Dutch*planka
5Old Northern Frenchplanke
6Late Latinplanca
7Latinplancusflat-footed; Alternative form of plangus
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-