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Where does “pļāpa” come from?

pļāpa (Latvian) comes from Latvian pļāpāt, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pļāpa (Latvian): chatty person, chatterbox

Definitions

  1. chatty person, chatterbox

Ancestry of “pļāpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpļāpātto chat, to chatter, to babble, to gossip
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pļāpa”

  • pļāpīgs
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