Where does “бесплатный” come from?
бесплатный (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.
Ancestry of “бесплатный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | пла́та | — |
| 2 | Russian | плат | genitive plural of пла́та |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | платъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | platъ | fabric; a piece of cloth; a piece of fabric |
Words derived from “бесплатный”