Where does “praśnás” come from?

praśnás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian praćnás, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “praśnás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpraćnás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-nó-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “praśnás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-nó-s →