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Where does “пловити” come from?

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

Ancestry of “пловити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
2Proto-Slavicplàviti—
3Proto-Slavic-vati—

Words derived from “пловити”

  • пловућац
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →