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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

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

Words derived from “plúnksneh₂”

  • plume
  • plumage
  • plumaged
  • plumy
  • plumule
  • plumose
  • pluma
  • superplume
  • plumeless
  • plumelike
  • plumula
  • plumular
  • plumelet
  • plumous
  • filoplume
  • unplume
  • megaplume
  • replume
  • plumery
  • semiplume
  • displume
  • emplume
  • plumulaceous
  • plumigerous
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