Where does “plovan” come from?

plovan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plòviti, from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

plovan (Serbo-Croatian): navigable

Definitions

  1. navigable

Ancestry of “plovan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplòvitito sail
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →