Where does “pëlcas” come from?

pëlcas (Albanian) comes from Albanian plas, from Proto-Albanian platśi-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

pëlcas (Albanian): I burst, explode

Definitions

  1. I burst, explode

Ancestry of “pëlcas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianplasto crack, burst, break through
2Proto-Albanianplatśi-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian platśi- →Every word from Albanian plas →
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