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Where does “ploščadь” come from?
ploščadь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ploskъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic plak-ska-.
Ancestry of “ploščadь”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
ploskъ
flat
2
Proto-Balto-Slavic
plak-ska-
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Words derived from “ploščadь”
площадь
площадь
пло́щадь
площа́дка
ploššadi
площад
стройплощадка
ploššadimitta
спортплощадка
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic plak-ska- →
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