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Where does “plāk-” come from?

plāk- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pele- — broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat.

plāk- (Proto-Indo-European): broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain

Definitions

  1. broad, flat; smooth, flat; flat, broad, plain

Ancestry of “plāk-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpele-broad, flat, plain; broad, wide, flat

Words derived from “plāk-”

  • flat
  • fleet
  • Fleet
  • fleeting
  • flatter
  • flattery
  • flaw
  • flatly
  • implacable
  • flawless
  • flatten
  • placate
  • unflattering
  • floe
  • fleetingly
  • flawlessly
  • flatbed
  • Flathead
  • implacably
  • fleetness
  • flatboat
  • flathead
  • flatware
  • flattish
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