Where does “plavati” come from?

plavati (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

plavati (Slovene): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “plavati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
2Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
3Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →