Where does “poplaviti” come from?

poplaviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pláviti, from Serbo-Croatian plav, from Proto-Slavic polvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

poplaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to flood, deluge

Definitions

  1. to flood, deluge

Ancestry of “poplaviti”, step by step

poplaviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pláviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplávitito color something blue
2Serbo-Croatianplavblue; light, blonde
3Proto-Slavicpolvъpale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpalwaspale yellow
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas →