Where does “plañir” come from?

plañir (Spanish) comes from Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

plañir (Spanish): to cry and groan

Definitions

  1. to cry and groan

Ancestry of “plañir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinplangōto strike, beat, flap
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

Words derived from “plañir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Latin plangō →