Where does “ples” come from?

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

ples (Albanian): genitals of the she-mule

Definitions

  1. genitals of the she-mule

Ancestry of “ples”, 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 →