Where does “pleť” come from?

pleť (Czech) comes from Old Czech plt, from Proto-Slavic plъ̃tъ, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pleť (Czech): complexion quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face

Definitions

  1. complexion quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face

Ancestry of “pleť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpltskin, complexion
2Proto-Slavicplъ̃tъraft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plъ̃tъ →Every word from Old Czech plt →