Where does “plitva” come from?
plitva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plȉvati, from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
plitva (Serbo-Croatian): fin
Ancestry of “plitva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | plȉvati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | plyti | to swim; to float, to sail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |