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Where does “pliks” come from?

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

pliks (Latvian): naked, nude; bald; without leaves, without...

Definitions

  1. naked, nude; bald; without leaves, without...

Ancestry of “pliks”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pliks”

  • plikums
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