Where does “proplivati” come from?

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

proplivati (Serbo-Croatian): to start swimming (for the first time), to learn how to swim

Definitions

  1. to start swimming (for the first time), to learn how to swim

Ancestry of “proplivati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplȉvatito swim (of persons)
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian plȉvati →