Where does “плавно” come from?

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

плавно (Bulgarian): smoothly; steadily

Definitions

  1. smoothly; steadily

Ancestry of “плавно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпла́венsmooth
2Bulgarianпла́вамto sail
3Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
4Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
5Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →