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Where does “пла́вити” come from?
пла́вити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.
Ancestry of “пла́вити”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
plàviti
to float, to sail
2
Proto-Slavic
-vati
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Words derived from “пла́вити”
поплавити
заплавити
розплавити
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