Where does “препловити” come from?

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

препловити (Serbo-Croatian): to sail across

Definitions

  1. to sail across

Ancestry of “препловити”, step by step

препловити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian пло̀вити

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

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →