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Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pláwatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pláwatay, from Proto-Indo-European *pléw-e-ti, from *plew- (“to float, swim”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬎𐬯𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬃𐬥𐬙𐬈 (usfrauuā̊nte), Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “to float, sail”), Old English flotian (whence English float).
Pronunciation
Verb
प्लवते • (plávate) third-singular indicative (root प्लु)
- to sail, float
- to swim
- to bathe
Descendants