Where does “plesht” come from?

plesht (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian pleustā, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

plesht (Albanian): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “plesht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianpleustā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plews- →Every word from Proto-Albanian pleustā →