Where does “pelēcīgs” come from?

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

pelēcīgs (Latvian): with a tone of gray, grayish; gray, grayish;...

Definitions

  1. with a tone of gray, grayish; gray, grayish;...

Ancestry of “pelēcīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpelēksgray; gray, cloudy; colorless, commonplace,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latvian pelēks →