Where does “пароплав” come from?

пароплав (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian плавати, from Proto-Slavic plavati, from Proto-Slavic plàviti, from Proto-Slavic -vati.

пароплав (Ukrainian): steamboat, steamer, steamship

Definitions

  1. steamboat, steamer, steamship

Ancestry of “пароплав”, step by step

пароплав traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian плавати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianплаватиto swim; to float; to sail
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-Slavic-vati—

via Ukrainian пар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпар—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →