Where does “площад” come from?

площад (Bulgarian) comes from Russian пло́щадь, from Old East Slavic площадь, from Proto-Slavic ploščadь, from Proto-Slavic ploskъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plak-ska-.

площад (Bulgarian): square, plaza

Definitions

  1. square, plaza

Ancestry of “площад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпло́щадьsquare (open area in a town or city)
2Old East Slavicплощадь—
3Proto-Slavicploščadь—
4Proto-Slavicploskъflat
5Proto-Balto-Slavicplak-ska-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plak-ska- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ploskъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic ploščadь →