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Where does “πλύσιμο” come from?

πλύσιμο (Greek) comes from Greek πλένω, from Ancient Greek πλύνω, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

πλύσιμο (Greek): washing, cleaning

Definitions

  1. washing, cleaning

Ancestry of “πλύσιμο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπλένωwash; brush teeth; wash up
2Ancient Greekπλύνωto wash, clean, especially of clothes
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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