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Where does “pelh₂-t-” come from?

pelh₂-t- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pelh₂-t- (Proto-Indo-European): shaken, beaten

Definitions

  1. shaken, beaten

Ancestry of “pelh₂-t-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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