Where does “plutășie” come from?

plutășie (Romanian) comes from Romanian plutaș, from Romanian plută, from Bulgarian плута, from Serbo-Croatian plut, from Proto-Slavic pluti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plauˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- — to swim, flow.

plutășie (Romanian): rafting

Definitions

  1. rafting

Ancestry of “plutășie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianplutașraftsman
2Romanianplutăraft
3Bulgarianплутаcork; piece of cork; raft
4Serbo-Croatianplut
5Proto-Slavicplutito swim; to sail
6Proto-Balto-Slavicplauˀteito swim
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plauˀteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic pluti