Where does “плавъ” come from?
плавъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
плавъ (Old Church Slavonic): white; pale
Ancestry of “плавъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | polvъ | pale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | palwas | pale yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |