Where does “бесплатно” come from?
бесплатно (Russian) comes from Russian беспла́тный, from Russian пла́та, from Russian плат, from Old East Slavic платъ, from Proto-Slavic platъ — fabric; a piece of cloth; a piece of fabric.
бесплатно (Russian): gratis, free of charge; short neuter singular of...
Definitions
- gratis, free of charge; short neuter singular of...
Ancestry of “бесплатно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | беспла́тный | free, gratuitous, rent-free |
| 2 | Russian | пла́та | fee, pay, salary, wages, fare, rent |
| 3 | Russian | плат | genitive plural of пла́та |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | платъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | platъ | fabric; a piece of cloth; a piece of fabric |