Where does “запливати” come from?

запливати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пли̏вати, from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

запливати (Serbo-Croatian): to commence swimming

Definitions

  1. to commence swimming

Ancestry of “запливати”, step by step

запливати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пли̏вати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпли̏ватиto swim (of persons)
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian пли̏вати →