Where does “plavoun” come from?

plavoun (Czech) comes from Czech plavat, from Old Czech plavati, from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

plavoun (Czech): capybara

Definitions

  1. capybara

Ancestry of “plavoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechplavatto swim
2Old Czechplavati—
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 →
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