English
Plotnik
Plotnik comes from Russian плотник ‘carpenter’, from плот ‘raft’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to fly, flow, run’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plew-‘to fly, flow, run’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*plъ̃tъreconstructed
- Russianmodernплот‘raft’
- Russian, derivedmodernплотникplotnik‘carpenter’
- EnglishtodayPlotnik
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*plew-‘to fly, flow, run’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*plъ̃tъreconstructed
- Russianmodernплот‘raft’
- Russian, derivedmodernплотникplotnik‘carpenter’
- EnglishtodayPlotnik
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *plew- ‘to fly, flow, run’
fly, flow, flew, pneumonia, fowl, plutonium, flue, plough, flay, plover, plutocracy, 25 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *plew- / Plotnik