Where does “плечевой” come from?

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

плечевой (Russian): shoulder; humeral

Definitions

  1. shoulder; humeral

Ancestry of “плечевой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплечо́shoulder
2Proto-Slavicpleťeshoulder
3Proto-Balto-Slavicplet-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pleťe →