Where does “zaplaviti” come from?

zaplaviti (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.

zaplaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to make something blue or bluer

Definitions

  1. to make something blue or bluer

Ancestry of “zaplaviti”, step by step

zaplaviti 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 za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palwas →