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Where does “plaur” come from?

plaur (Romanian) comes from Latin plabulum, from Latin pabulum, from Latin pasco, from Proto-Italic pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

plaur (Romanian): a floating islet made of decaying grass, reeds,...

Definitions

  1. a floating islet made of decaying grass, reeds,...

Ancestry of “plaur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplabulum—
2Latinpabulumfood, nourishment, sustenance; fodder, pasture;...
3LatinpascoI feed, nourish, maintain, support; I pasture,...
4Proto-Italicpāskōto feed; to pasture
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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