Where does “плыть” come from?
плыть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “плыть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | plyti | to swim; to float, to sail |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
Words derived from “плыть”