Where does “plutaș” come from?

plutaș (Romanian) comes 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.

plutaș (Romanian): raftsman

Definitions

  1. raftsman

Ancestry of “plutaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianplutăraft
2Bulgarianплутаcork; piece of cork; raft
3Serbo-Croatianplut—
4Proto-Slavicplutito swim; to sail
5Proto-Balto-Slavicplauˀteito swim
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow

Words derived from “plutaș”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plauˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pluti →
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