Where does “пло́ща” come from?

пло́ща (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian я, from Ukrainian яз, from Old Church Slavonic ꙗзъ, from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

пло́ща (Ukrainian): area

Definitions

  1. area

Ancestry of “пло́ща”, step by step

пло́ща traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian я

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianяI; ego
2Ukrainianяз—
3Old Church Slavonicꙗзъ—
4Proto-Slavic(j)azъI
5Proto-Balto-Slavicēź-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Ukrainian плоский

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianплоскийflat, plane, level
2Proto-Slavicploskъflat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicplak-ska-—

Words derived from “пло́ща”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ →