Where does “плотун” come from?
плотун (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian plotone, from French peloton, from French pelote, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.
плотун (Serbo-Croatian): salvo, volley
Ancestry of “плотун”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | plotone | platoon; peloton, group |
| 2 | French | peloton | small ball; platoon; pack, bunch |
| 3 | French | pelote | ball; pelota; droppings |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |