Where does “plutwa” come from?

plutwa (Old Polish) comes from Old Czech plútva, from Old Czech plúti, from Proto-Slavic pluti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plauˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- — to swim, flow.

plutwa (Old Polish): fin

Definitions

  1. fin

Ancestry of “plutwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechplútvafin
2Old Czechplútito sail, to float, to flow
3Proto-Slavicplutito swim; to sail
4Proto-Balto-Slavicplauˀteito swim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow

Words derived from “plutwa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plauˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pluti →