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Where does “plana” come from?

plana (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic plěna, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plana (Old Polish): stain

Definitions

  1. stain

Ancestry of “plana”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plana”

  • plama
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →