Where does “svemiroplov” come from?

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

svemiroplov (Serbo-Croatian): spaceship, starship

Definitions

  1. spaceship, starship

Ancestry of “svemiroplov”, step by step

svemiroplov traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian plòviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplòvitito sail
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-Slavic-vati—

via Serbo-Croatian svemir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansvemirspace, universe
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →