Where does “pleg mor” come from?

pleg mor (Cornish) comes from Cornish pleg, from Cornish plegya, from Proto-Brythonic *plɨɡɨd, from Latin plicō, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pleg mor (Cornish): bay

Definitions

  1. bay

Ancestry of “pleg mor”, step by step

pleg mor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish pleg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishplegbend
2Cornishplegyato bend, to fold
3Proto-Brythonic*plɨɡɨd—
4Latinplicōto fold, bend or flex; to roll up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Cornish mor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishmorsea; berries
2Proto-Brythonicmuɨar—
3Proto-Celticsmiyoros—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →