Where does “pleustā” come from?

pleustā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

Ancestry of “pleustā”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	plews-	to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
2	Proto-Indo-European	plúsis	flea

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