Where does “плавей” come from?

плавей (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian пла́вам, from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

плавей (Bulgarian): float, flotsam

Definitions

  1. float, flotsam

Ancestry of “плавей”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпла́вамto sail
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →