Where does “spalva” come from?

spalva (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic spalwā, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

spalva (Lithuanian): colour, color

Definitions

  1. colour, color

Ancestry of “spalva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicspalwā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spalwā →