Where does “плыць” come from?

плыць (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

плыць (Belarusian): to float

Definitions

  1. to float

Ancestry of “плыць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →