Where does “pļāpāt” come from?
pļāpāt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pļāpāt (Latvian): to chat, to chatter, to babble, to gossip
Definitions
- to chat, to chatter, to babble, to gossip
Ancestry of “pļāpāt”, step by step
pļāpāt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European pel-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Proto-Indo-European bel-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | bel- | to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength |