Where does “oboplávať” come from?

oboplávať (Slovak) comes from Slovak plávať, from Proto-Slavic plyti, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

oboplávať (Slovak): circumnavigate

Definitions

  1. circumnavigate

Ancestry of “oboplávať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakplávaťto swim
2Proto-Slavicplytito swim; to float, to sail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plyti →Every word from Slovak plávať →