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Where does “peld-” come from?

peld- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “peld-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peld-”

  • peldēšana
  • peldēt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →