Where does “подплывать” come from?
подплывать (Russian) comes from Russian подплы́ть, from Russian плы́ть, from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
подплывать (Russian): to swim or sail up to
Ancestry of “подплывать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | подплы́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | плы́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | plyti | to swim; to float, to sail |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |