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
- to make something blue or bluer
Ancestry of “zaplaviti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pláviti | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | plav | blue; light, blonde |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | polvъ | pale yellow, yellow-white; pale; white, pale blue |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | palwas | pale yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |