Where does “плути” come from?

плути (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pluti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plauˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- — to swim, flow.

Ancestry of “плути”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplutito swim; to sail
2Proto-Balto-Slavicplauˀteito swim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₃(w)-to swim, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₃(w)- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plauˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pluti →