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Where does “плавник” come from?

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

плавник (Russian): fin, flipper; driftwood "uncountable"

Definitions

  1. fin, flipper; driftwood "uncountable"

Ancestry of “плавник”, step by step

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