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Where does “поплавать” come from?

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

поплавать (Russian): to swim for a while, to float for a while; to...

Definitions

  1. to swim for a while, to float for a while; to...

Ancestry of “поплавать”, step by step

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