Where does “plivitură” come from?

plivitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian plivi, from Bulgarian плевя, from Proto-Slavic *pelviti.

plivitură (Romanian): weeding

Definitions

  1. weeding

Ancestry of “plivitură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianplivito weed
2Bulgarianплевяto weed to clean a planted area, such as a field, garden, or bed, by removing weeds
3Proto-Slavic*pelviti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *pelviti →Every word from Bulgarian плевя →Every word from Romanian plivi →