Where does “pleyt” come from?

pleyt (English) comes from Russian плеть, from Russian плести́, from Proto-Slavic plestì — to plait.

pleyt (English): A riverboat; A whip, as an instrument of...

Definitions

  1. A riverboat; A whip, as an instrument of...

Ancestry of “pleyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплетьwhip; lash
2Russianплести́to braid, to plait
3Proto-Slavicplestìto plait
Every word from Proto-Slavic plestì →Every word from Russian плести́ →Every word from Russian плеть →