Where does “плотица” come from?

плотица (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian плот, from Proto-Slavic plъtь — skin, complexion.

плотица (Macedonian): fence board

Definitions

  1. fence board

Ancestry of “плотица”, step by step

плотица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian плот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianплотfence
2Proto-Slavicplъtьskin, complexion

via Proto-Slavic *plotь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*plotь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic plъtь →Every word from Macedonian плот →