Where does “plavati” come from?

plavati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit प्लवते, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pláwatay, from Proto-Indo-European pléw-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

plavati (Pali): to float

Definitions

  1. to float

Ancestry of “plavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्लवतेto sail, float; to swim; to bathe
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpláwatay—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpléw-e-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléw-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pláwatay →