Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/platъ

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

Ultimately from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, stretch”):

Kurkina, Varbot: From Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to plait, to weave”), effectively a variant of Proto-Slavic *plotъ (“lattice, hedge”) with enlonged root vowel.
Potebnja, Matzenauer: From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“to flatten”) + *-tъ or from ō-grade of *pleth₂- (“to expand”). Akin via *-trom suffix to Proto-Celtic *ɸlātrom (“arrangement; garment”), possibly Proto-Germanic *leþrą (“leather”) (of Celtic origin). Further related to Lithuanian platùs (“wide”), Latvian plats (“wide”), Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide, broad”).

In either case, related to *poltьno (“linen, cloth”).

Noun

*plȃtъ m^[1]^[2]

fabric
cloth

Declension

Declension of *plȃtъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*plȃtъ	*plȃta	*plȃti
genitive	*plȃta	*platù	*plãtъ
dative	*plȃtu	*platomà	*platòmъ
accusative	*plȃtъ	*plȃta	*plȃty
instrumental	plȃtъmь, plȃtomь^*	*platomà	*platý
locative	*plȃtě	*platù	*platě̃xъ
vocative	*plate	*plȃta	*plȃti

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

*platiti (“to pay, to cover up”)
- *plata, *plaťa (“payment”)
*platьje (“textile”)

Related terms

*plastъ (“layer”)
*plaska, *plaščь, *plaščenica (“coat, mantle”)
*platy, *platyka, *platuxa (“flatfish”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: платъ (platŭ)
  - Old Ruthenian: платъ (plat)
    - Ukrainian: плат (plat)
  - Russian: плат (plat)
    - → Dolgan: блатблат
    - → Evenki: пулат (pulat)
    - → Yakut: былаат (bılaat)
    - → Tundra Nenets: плат (p°lat°)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  Old Cyrillic script: платъ (platŭ)
- Bulgarian: плат (plat)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: plat (“pay”)^[3]
  - Czech: plat (“pay, wage”)^[4]
- Old Polish: płat
  - Polish: płat
- Sorbian:
  Lower Sorbian: płat
  
  Upper Sorbian: płat

References

^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “platъ plata”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “d (OSA 144; PR 137)”
^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “plašč”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “iz pslovan. *plȃtъ”
^ plat in Staročeský slovník, vol. 1–26 (in Czech), Prague: Academia, 1968–2008.
^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “platit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 521

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “плат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “плат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “плат¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 314

[1] Olander, Thomas (2001) “platъ plata”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎^[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “d (OSA 144; PR 137)”

[2] Snoj, Marko (2016) “plašč”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “iz pslovan. *plȃtъ”

[3] t in Staročeský slovník, vol. 1–26 (in Czech), Prague: Academia, 1968–2008.

[4] Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “platit”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 521

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