Where does “plama” come from?

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

plama (Polish): stain

Definitions

  1. stain

Ancestry of “plama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishplanastain
2Proto-Slavicplěnamembrane
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plama”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plěna →Every word from Old Polish plana →
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