Where does “пли̏вати” come from?

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

пли̏вати (Serbo-Croatian): to swim (of persons)

Definitions

  1. to swim (of persons)

Ancestry of “пли̏вати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

Words derived from “пли̏вати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →
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