Where does “vremeplov” come from?

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

vremeplov (Serbo-Croatian): time travel

Definitions

  1. time travel

Ancestry of “vremeplov”, step by step

vremeplov 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 vréme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvrémetime
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →