Where does “ప్లవ” come from?
ప్లవ (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit प्लव, from Sanskrit प्लु, from Proto-Indo-European plu-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
Ancestry of “ప్లవ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्लव | swimming, floating ṠāṅkhGṛ. Suṡr; sloping... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्लु | to float; to sail |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | plu- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |