Where does “πλακοῦς” come from?
πλακοῦς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλακόεις, from Ancient Greek πλάξ, from Proto-Hellenic pləks, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
πλακοῦς (Ancient Greek): flat cake
Ancestry of “πλακοῦς”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλακόεις | flat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλάξ | anything flat and broad |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | pləks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
Words derived from “πλακοῦς”