Where does “широкоплечий” come from?

широкоплечий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian плече́, from Proto-Slavic pleťe, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet-, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.

широкоплечий (Ukrainian): broad-shouldered

Definitions

  1. broad-shouldered

Ancestry of “широкоплечий”, step by step

широкоплечий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian плече́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianплече́shoulder
2Proto-Slavicpleťeshoulder
3Proto-Balto-Slavicplet-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Russian широ́кий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianширо́кийwide, broad
2Proto-Slavicširokъwide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plet- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pleťe →