Where does “плѣнъ” come from?

плѣнъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

плѣнъ (Old Church Slavonic): booty, spoils, plunder; captivity

Definitions

  1. booty, spoils, plunder; captivity

Ancestry of “плѣнъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpelnъloot, spoils; captivity
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “плѣнъ

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