Where does “платный” come from?

платный (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.

платный (Russian): pay, chargeable

Definitions

  1. pay, chargeable

Ancestry of “платный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпла́таfee, pay, salary, wages, fare, rent
2Russianплатgenitive plural of пла́та
3Old East Slavicплатъ—
4Proto-Slavicplatъfabric; a piece of cloth; a piece of fabric
Every word from Proto-Slavic platъ →Every word from Old East Slavic платъ →Every word from Russian плат →