Where does “оплећак” come from?
оплећак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о̀пле̄ћје, from Serbo-Croatian плећа, from Proto-Slavic pleťe, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet-, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
оплећак (Serbo-Croatian): breastplate
Ancestry of “оплећак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | о̀пле̄ћје | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | плећа | shoulders, back |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pleťe | shoulder |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | plet- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |