Where does “плавати” come from?
плавати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.
плавати (Old Church Slavonic): to sail
Ancestry of “плавати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | plavati | to swim; to float; to sail |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | plàviti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -vati | — |