Where does “pljesniv” come from?

pljesniv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plijȇsan, from Proto-Slavic plěsnь — mould.

pljesniv (Serbo-Croatian): moldy

Definitions

  1. moldy

Ancestry of “pljesniv”, step by step

pljesniv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian plijȇsan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplijȇsanmildew, mold
2Proto-Slavicplěsnьmould

via Proto-Dravidian iv

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