Where does “беспла́тный” come from?

беспла́тный (Russian) comes from Russian пла́та, from Russian плат, from Old East Slavic платъ, from Proto-Slavic platъ — fabric; a piece of cloth; a piece of fabric.

беспла́тный (Russian): free, gratuitous, rent-free

Definitions

  1. free, gratuitous, rent-free

Ancestry of “беспла́тный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпла́таfee, pay, salary, wages, fare, rent
2Russianплатgenitive plural of пла́та
3Old East Slavicплатъ—
4Proto-Slavicplatъfabric; a piece of cloth; a piece of fabric

Words derived from “беспла́тный”

Every word from Proto-Slavic platъ →Every word from Old East Slavic платъ →Every word from Russian плат →
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