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Where does “प्लवते” come from?

प्लवते (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pláwatay, from Proto-Indo-European pléw-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

प्लवते (Sanskrit): to sail, float; to swim; to bathe

Definitions

  1. to sail, float; to swim; to bathe

Ancestry of “प्लवते”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpláwatay—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpléw-e-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “प्लवते”

  • plavati
  • 𑀧𑀯𑀇
  • पोंव्चे
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