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Where does “опла́чивать” come from?

опла́чивать (Russian) comes from Russian оплати́ть, from Russian плати́ть, from Proto-Slavic platiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “опла́чивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоплати́ть—
2Russianплати́ть—
3Proto-Slavicplatitito pay
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “опла́чивать”

  • оплачиваться
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