Where does “pļāpīgs” come from?
pļāpīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian pļāpa, from Latvian pļāpāt, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pļāpīgs (Latvian): chatty, talkative
Ancestry of “pļāpīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | pļāpa | chatty person, chatterbox |
| 2 | Latvian | pļāpāt | to chat, to chatter, to babble, to gossip |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |