Where does “pelēkgans” come from?

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

pelēkgans (Latvian): with a tone of gray, grayish

Definitions

  1. with a tone of gray, grayish

Ancestry of “pelēkgans”, step by step

pelēkgans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian pelēks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpelēksgray; gray, cloudy; colorless, commonplace,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Latvian gans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviangansshepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latvian pelēks →