Where does “plecak” come from?

plecak (Polish) comes from Polish plecy, from Proto-Slavic pleťe, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet-, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

plecak (Polish): backpack, rucksack

Definitions

  1. backpack, rucksack

Ancestry of “plecak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishplecyback
2Proto-Slavicpleťeshoulder
3Proto-Balto-Slavicplet-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pleťe →
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