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Where does “plac” come from?

plac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic plačь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plā́ˀkjas, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k-yó-s, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

plac (Serbo-Croatian): cry; weeping

Definitions

  1. cry; weeping

Ancestry of “plac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplačьcrying, weeping
2Proto-Balto-Slavicplā́ˀkjas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-yó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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