Where does “плитва” come from?
плитва (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пли̏вати, from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
плитва (Serbo-Croatian): fin
Ancestry of “плитва”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | пли̏вати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | plyti | to swim; to float, to sail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |