Where does “плива” come from?

плива (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

плива (Macedonian): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “плива”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “плива”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →