плавать

Russian

verb
Definitions
  • to swim, to float
  • to sail

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *plavati (swim, sail, float) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck), *plew- (flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plew-

Gloss

flow, wash, run, fly, pour, pluck

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji

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