Where does “plenui” come from?

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

plenui (Romanian): to plunder

Definitions

  1. to plunder

Ancestry of “plenui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpleanwar booty, plunder
2Old Church Slavonicплѣнъbooty, spoils, plunder; captivity
3Proto-Slavicpelnъloot, spoils; captivity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pelnъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ →