Where does “плавний” come from?

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

плавний (Ukrainian): smooth, flowing, fluent

Definitions

  1. smooth, flowing, fluent

Ancestry of “плавний”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianплаватиto swim; to float; to sail
2Proto-Slavicplavatito swim; to float; to sail
3Proto-Slavicplàvitito float, to sail
4Proto-Slavic-vati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -vati →Every word from Proto-Slavic plàviti →Every word from Proto-Slavic plavati →