Where does “препливати” come from?

препливати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пли̏вати, from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

препливати (Serbo-Croatian): to swim across

Definitions

  1. to swim across

Ancestry of “препливати”, step by step

препливати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пли̏вати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпли̏ватиto swim (of persons)
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian пли̏вати →