Where does “plamica” come from?

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

plamica (Polish): purpura

Definitions

  1. purpura

Ancestry of “plamica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishplamastain
2Old Polishplanastain
3Proto-Slavicplěnamembrane
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plěna →Every word from Old Polish plana →
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