प्लवते

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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प्लवते (plávate) third-singular indicative (root प्लु)

  1. to sail, float
  2. to swim
  3. to bathe

Descendants

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  • Bengali: প্লবতা (plobota)