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Where does “pleťe” come from?

pleťe (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet-, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

pleťe (Proto-Slavic): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “pleťe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicplet-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

Words derived from “pleťe”

  • plecy
  • pleće
  • oplećje
  • pleća
  • оплећје
  • плећа
  • плеће
  • плеќи
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →