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Where does “plarata” come from?

plarata (Finnish) comes from Swedish bläddra, from Swedish blad, from Old Swedish blaþ, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

plarata (Finnish): to browse, leaf

Definitions

  1. to browse, leaf

Ancestry of “plarata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbläddrato leaf , to browse
2SwedishbladBlade, leaf; an organ of a plant; Leaf, sheet; a...
3Old Swedishblaþleaf; page; blade
4Old Norseblaða leaf of a plant; herb
5Proto-Germanicbladąleaf; sheet; blade
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlh̥₃oto—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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