Where does “vlat” come from?
vlat (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Middle English flat, from Old Norse flatr, from Proto-Germanic flataz, from Proto-Indo-European plÁt-.
vlat (Serbo-Croatian): blade, stalk
Ancestry of “vlat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | flat | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | flatr | flat, level; flat, prostrate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | flataz | flat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plÁt- | — |