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Where does “пла́вный” come from?

пла́вный (Russian) comes from Russian пла́вать, from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

Ancestry of “пла́вный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпла́ватьto swim
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàviti—
4Proto-Slavic-vati—

Words derived from “пла́вный”

  • плавность
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