Where does “preplivati” come from?

preplivati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian plȉvati, from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

preplivati (Serbo-Croatian): to swim across

Definitions

  1. to swim across

Ancestry of “preplivati”, step by step

preplivati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian plȉvati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplȉvatito swim (of persons)
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Serbo-Croatian pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprebefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian plȉvati →