Where does “пливање” come from?

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

пливање (Macedonian): swimming a water sport

Definitions

  1. swimming a water sport

Ancestry of “пливање”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianпливаto swim
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Macedonian плива →