Where does “плавучесть” come from?

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

плавучесть (Russian): buoyancy, floatability

Definitions

  1. buoyancy, floatability

Ancestry of “плавучесть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплаву́чийfloating
2Russianпла́ватьto swim
3Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
4Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
5Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →