Where does “о̀пле̄ћје” come from?

о̀пле̄ћје (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian плећа, from Proto-Slavic pleťe, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet-, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

о̀пле̄ћје (Serbo-Croatian): shoulders

Definitions

  1. shoulders

Ancestry of “о̀пле̄ћје”, step by step

о̀пле̄ћје traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian плећа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianплећаshoulders, back
2Proto-Slavicpleťeshoulder
3Proto-Balto-Slavicplet-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “о̀пле̄ћје”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pleťe →