Where does “пла́та” come from?

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

пла́та (Russian): fee, pay, salary, wages, fare, rent

Definitions

  1. fee, pay, salary, wages, fare, rent

Ancestry of “пла́та”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплатgenitive plural of пла́та
2Old East Slavicплатъ
3Proto-Slavicplatъfabric; a piece of cloth; a piece of fabric

Words derived from “пла́та

Every word from Proto-Slavic platъEvery word from Old East Slavic платъEvery word from Russian плат