Where does “πλεκτάνη” come from?

πλεκτάνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλεκτός, 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.

πλεκτάνη (Ancient Greek): anything twined or wreathed, coil, wreath

Definitions

  1. anything twined or wreathed, coil, wreath

Ancestry of “πλεκτάνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλεκτόςbraided; twisted
2Ancient Greekπλέκωto plait, twine, twist, weave, braid
3Finnishplekopleco
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Finnish pleko →