Where does “isplatiti” come from?
isplatiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian platiti, from Proto-Slavic platiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
isplatiti (Serbo-Croatian): to pay, pay off; to be worthwhile, be profitable
Definitions
- to pay, pay off; to be worthwhile, be profitable
Ancestry of “isplatiti”, step by step
isplatiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian platiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | platiti | 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 |