Where does “pletka” come from?

pletka (Slovak) comes from Czech plést, from Old Czech plésti, from Proto-Slavic plestì — to plait.

pletka (Slovak): intrigue, gossip, trifle

Definitions

  1. intrigue, gossip, trifle

Ancestry of “pletka”, step by step

pletka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech plést

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpléstto braid, to plait
2Old Czechpléstito braid, to plait
3Proto-Slavicplestìto plait

via Polish pleść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpleśćto plait; to weave; to blather, to talk drivel or...

Words derived from “pletka”

Every word from Proto-Slavic plestì →Every word from Old Czech plésti →Every word from Czech plést →