пльвати

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pľьvati, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”). Akin to Ancient Greek πτύω (ptúō), Latin spuō, Old English spīwan (whence modern English spew), Old Armenian թուք (tʻukʻ), Sanskrit ष्ठीवति (ṣṭhīvati).

Verb

пльвати • (plĭvati) impf

1. to spit

Related terms

• плинѫти (plinǫti)