Where does “плы́ть” come from?

плы́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

плы́ть (Russian): to swim, to float

Definitions

  1. to swim, to float

Ancestry of “плы́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “плы́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →