Where does “заплавити” come from?

заплавити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пла́вити, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

заплавити (Serbo-Croatian): to make something blue or bluer

Definitions

  1. to make something blue or bluer

Ancestry of “заплавити”, step by step

заплавити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пла́вити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпла́вити—
2Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
3Proto-Slavic-vati—

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian пла́вити →