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Where does “pluti” come from?

pluti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic plauˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- — to swim, flow.

pluti (Proto-Slavic): to swim; to sail

Definitions

  1. to swim; to sail

Ancestry of “pluti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicplauˀteito swim
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow

Words derived from “pluti”

  • плавить
  • plout
  • плави
  • plaviti
  • плоути
  • pławiś
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