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Where does “plah” come from?

plah (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian plaska, from Proto-Indo-European pel-sḱo-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plah (Albanian): to cover, cover up; to cover the face, veil

Definitions

  1. to cover, cover up; to cover the face, veil

Ancestry of “plah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianplaska—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-sḱo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plah”

  • plëhur
  • pluhur
  • pleh
  • plëhurë
  • pëlhurë
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