Where does “plean” come from?

plean (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ, from Proto-Slavic pelnъ, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

plean (Romanian): war booty, plunder

Definitions

  1. war booty, plunder

Ancestry of “plean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicплѣнъbooty, spoils, plunder; captivity
2Proto-Slavicpelnъloot, spoils; captivity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “plean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pelnъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ →
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