Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/platiti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    Denominal causative from *platъ (fabric) +‎ *-iti, originally implying “to cover up, to overlay”.

    Verb

    South Slavic:
    *platiti pf (imperfective *plaťati)

    North Slavic:
    *platiti impf (perfective *zaplatiti)[1]

    1. to pay
    2. to reward

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • *plata, *plaťa (payment)
    • *platežь (action noun)
    • *platьcь (agent noun)

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016), “plačati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:od *plati̋ti

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “платить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “плащам, платя”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 327