Where does “zaplivati” come from?

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

zaplivati (Serbo-Croatian): to commence swimming

Definitions

  1. to commence swimming

Ancestry of “zaplivati”, step by step

zaplivati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian plȉvati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianplȉvatito swim (of persons)
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian plȉvati →