Where does “Plotnik” come from?

Plotnik (English) comes from Russian плотник, from Russian плот, from Proto-Slavic plъ̃tъ, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

Ancestry of “Plotnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплотникcarpenter
2Russianплотraft
3Proto-Slavicplъ̃tъraft
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plъ̃tъ →Every word from Russian плот →