Where does “пляваць” come from?

пляваць (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

пляваць (Belarusian): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “пляваць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpľьvatito spit
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pľьvati →
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