प्लु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *plu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *plu-, from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to fly, flow, run”). Cognate with English flow, float, Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō), Old Armenian լուանամ (luanam) and Russian плыть (plytʹ) ("to swim", "to float").

Root

प्लु • (plu)

to float
to sail

Derived terms

Terms derived from प्लु (plu)

प्लव (plava, “swimming, floating”)

प्लवते (plavate, “sail, float”)

प्लावयति (plāvayati, “cause to float or sail”)

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