Where does “zaplavat” come from?

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

zaplavat (Czech): to manage to swim

Definitions

  1. to manage to swim

Ancestry of “zaplavat”, 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 →