Where does “πλέξιμο” come from?

πλέξιμο (Greek) comes from Greek πλέκω, 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.

πλέξιμο (Greek): knitting

Definitions

  1. knitting

Ancestry of “πλέξιμο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπλέκωknit, plait, weave; tangle, intertwine; praise
2Ancient Greekπλέκωto plait, twine, twist, weave, braid
3Finnishplekopleco
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-Every word from Finnish pleko
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