Where does “plovućac” come from?

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

plovućac (Serbo-Croatian): pumice

Definitions

  1. pumice

Ancestry of “plovućac”, 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 →
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