Where does “pláviti” come from?

pláviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plav, from Proto-Slavic polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pláviti (Serbo-Croatian): to color something blue

Definitions

  1. to color something blue

Ancestry of “pláviti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplavblue; light, blonde
2Proto-Slavicpolvъpale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpalwaspale yellow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “pláviti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas →