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Where does “πλέκω” come from?

πλέκω (Ancient Greek) comes from Finnish pleko, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

πλέκω (Ancient Greek): to plait, twine, twist, weave, braid

Definitions

  1. to plait, twine, twist, weave, braid

Ancestry of “πλέκω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplekopleco
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “πλέκω”

  • ploce
  • ploce
  • πλέκω
  • πλέξιμο
  • συρματόπλεγμα
  • πλέγμα
  • Plecoptera
  • πλοκή
  • πλέγμα
  • πλέξις
  • πλεκτικός
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