Where does “бесплатан” come from?
бесплатан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian платити, from Proto-Slavic platiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
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Ancestry of “бесплатан”, step by step
бесплатан traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian платити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | платити | to pay, pay for |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | platiti | to pay |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |