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Where does “pele” come from?

pele (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic peliā̃, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pele (Latvian): mouse; computer mouse; <br>

Definitions

  1. mouse; computer mouse; <br>

Ancestry of “pele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicpeliā̃—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pele”

  • pelēks
  • pelēkums
  • datorpele
  • iepelēks
  • pelēcīgs
  • pelēkgans
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