Where does “spilg-” come from?
spilg- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
Ancestry of “spilg-”, step by step
spilg- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European pel-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Proto-Indo-European spel-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | spel- | to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break |
via Proto-Indo-European spʰel-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | spʰel- | to shine; to cleave, to split off, to cast off;... |
Words derived from “spilg-”