Where does “пладањ” come from?
пладањ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Friulian pladine, from Ancient Greek πλάθανον, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
пладањ (Serbo-Croatian): dish, plate; tray
Ancestry of “пладањ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Friulian | pladine | dish, plate |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πλάθανον | dish or mold in which bread and cakes were baked |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |