Where does “plěś” come from?
plěś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
plěś (Lower Sorbian): to swim
Ancestry of “plěś”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | plyti | to swim; to float, to sail |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |