Where does “spulg-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spulg-”, step by step

spulg- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pel-

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

via Proto-Indo-European spel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspel-to break; to break off, split; to cleave, break

via Proto-Indo-European spʰel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspʰel-to shine; to cleave, to split off, to cast off;...

Words derived from “spulg-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-