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Where does “pléḱ-te-ti” come from?

pléḱ-te-ti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “pléḱ-te-ti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pléḱ-te-ti”

  • pleść
  • крстоплет
  • krstoplet
  • плести
  • saplesti
  • rasplesti
  • исплести
  • isplesti
  • plesti
  • саплести
  • расплести
  • плета
  • плете
  • плетикоса
  • împleti
  • împletitură
  • plesti
  • плесці
  • плести
  • plasć
  • plast
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