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Where does “plaska” come from?

plaska (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel-sḱo-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “plaska”, step by step

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

Words derived from “plaska”

  • plah
  • plëhur
  • pluhur
  • pleh
  • plëhurë
  • pëlhurë
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