Where does “plesniv” come from?

plesniv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plȇsan, from Proto-Slavic plěsnь — mould.

plesniv (Serbo-Croatian): moldy

Definitions

  1. moldy

Ancestry of “plesniv”, step by step

plesniv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian plȇsan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplȇsanmildew, mold
2Proto-Slavicplěsnьmould

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Slavic plěsnь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian plȇsan →