Where does “plúnksneh₂” come from?

plúnksneh₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

plúnksneh₂ (Proto-Indo-European): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “plúnksneh₂”, step by step

plúnksneh₂ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplú-n-k-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Proto-Indo-European plew-n-k-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-n-k-

Words derived from “plúnksneh₂

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-