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Where does “pľьvati” come from?

pľьvati (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ptyēw- — to spit, vomit.

pľьvati (Proto-Slavic): to spit

Definitions

  1. to spit

Ancestry of “pľьvati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ptyēw-to spit, vomit

Words derived from “pľьvati”

  • плевать
  • pluć
  • пляваць
  • pluwaś
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