Where does “πλέξις” come from?

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

πλέξις (Ancient Greek): plaiting, weaving

Definitions

  1. plaiting, weaving

Ancestry of “πλέξις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλέκωto plait, twine, twist, weave, braid
2Finnishplekopleco
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “πλέξις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Finnish pleko →