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Where does “plaka-” come from?

plaka- (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₂-ko-, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

Ancestry of “plaka-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂-ko-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “plaka-”

  • plak
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