Where does “пла́вить” come from?

пла́вить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

пла́вить (Russian): to melt, to fuse

Definitions

  1. to melt, to fuse

Ancestry of “пла́вить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
2Proto-Slavic-vati

Words derived from “пла́вить

Every word from Proto-Slavic -vatiEvery word from Proto-Slavic plàviti