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Where does “плати́ть” come from?

плати́ть (Russian) comes 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 “плати́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “плати́ть”

  • платёж
  • платёжный
  • неплательщик
  • неплатёж
  • уплатить
  • платиться
  • оплатить
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