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Where does “плакати” come from?

плакати (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic плакати, 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,...

плакати (Ukrainian): to cry, to weep; to produce secretions; to...

Definitions

  1. to cry, to weep; to produce secretions; to...

Ancestry of “плакати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicплакати—
2Proto-Slavicplakatito cry, to weep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicplā́ˀktei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂k-ye-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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