Where does “plata” come from?
plata (Latvian) comes from Latvian plats, from Proto-Balto-Slavic platu-s, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
plata (Latvian): genitive singular masculine form of plats;...
Definitions
- genitive singular masculine form of plats;...
Ancestry of “plata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | plats | wide, broad; broad, lax |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | platu-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥th₂us | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |