Where does “пловућац” come from?

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

пловућац (Serbo-Croatian): pumice

Definitions

  1. pumice

Ancestry of “пловућац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпло̀витиto sail (of ship or sailors)
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →