Where does “πλέκω” come from?

πλέκω (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πλέκω, from Finnish pleko, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

πλέκω (Greek): knit, plait, weave; tangle, intertwine; praise

Definitions

  1. knit, plait, weave; tangle, intertwine; praise

Ancestry of “πλέκω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπλέκωto plait, twine, twist, weave, braid
2Finnishplekopleco
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “πλέκω”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Finnish pleko →