Where does “plutitoare” come from?

plutitoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian pluti, 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.

plutitoare (Romanian): floating plant

Definitions

  1. floating plant

Ancestry of “plutitoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianplutito float
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 plauˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pluti →