Where does “pleva” come from?
pleva (Czech) comes from Old Czech pleva, from Proto-Slavic pelva, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
pleva (Czech): chaff
Ancestry of “pleva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | pleva | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pelva | chaff |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |