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Where does “pə́ľľō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pə́ľľō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pə́ľľō”

  • chair
  • Catholic
  • chairman
  • cathedral
  • catalogue
  • catastrophe
  • catalyst
  • catastrophic
  • wheelchair
  • cathode
  • armchair
  • cation
  • cataract
  • catholic
  • chaise
  • catechism
  • Pallas
  • catalysis
  • chairperson
  • cationic
  • catarrh
  • palladium
  • chairmanship
  • cataclysmic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →