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

Definitions

  1. fin

Ancestry of “плитва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпли̏ватиto swim (of persons)
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian пли̏вати →