Where does “пасёлак” come from?
пасёлак (Belarusian) comes from Russian посёлок, from Russian село́, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
пасёлак (Belarusian): settlement, township, village
Definitions
- settlement, township, village