Where does “plow(k)smā” come from?
plow(k)smā (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “plow(k)smā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |