Where does “πλάγια” come from?

πλάγια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλάγιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “πλάγια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλάγιοςplaced sideways, slanting, aslant
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós