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Where does “флека” come from?

флека (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German fleck, from Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

флека (Serbo-Croatian): spot, smear, blot

Definitions

  1. spot, smear, blot

Ancestry of “флека”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfleck—
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec—
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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