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

Definitions

  1. breastplate

Ancestry of “оплећак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianо̀пле̄ћјеshoulders
2Serbo-Croatianплећаshoulders, back
3Proto-Slavicpleťeshoulder
4Proto-Balto-Slavicplet-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pleťe →