Where does “запловити” come from?

запловити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пло̀вити, from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

запловити (Serbo-Croatian): sail away; leave, depart

Definitions

  1. sail away; leave, depart

Ancestry of “запловити”, step by step

запловити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пло̀вити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпло̀витиto sail (of ship or sailors)
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-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 Proto-Slavic plavati →