Where does “опловити” come from?

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

опловити (Serbo-Croatian): to sail around

Definitions

  1. to sail around

Ancestry of “опловити”, step by step

опловити 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 о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →