Where does “плеће” come from?
плеће (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pleťe, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet-, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
плеће (Serbo-Croatian): shoulder blade; shoulder
Ancestry of “плеће”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pleťe | shoulder |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | plet- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |