Where does “plakati” come from?
plakati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic plakati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plā́ˀktei, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂k-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
plakati (Serbo-Croatian): to cry, weep
Ancestry of “plakati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | plakati | to cry, to weep |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | plā́ˀktei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂k-ye-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂k- | to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,... |
Words derived from “plakati”