Where does “поплыть” come from?

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

поплыть (Russian): to start swimming, to start floating

Definitions

  1. to start swimming, to start floating

Ancestry of “поплыть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплы́тьto swim, to float
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Russian плы́ть →