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Where does “politotdel” come from?

politotdel (English) comes from Russian политотдел, from Russian отдел, from Russian отдели́ть, from Russian дели́ть, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

politotdel (English): A political department of the former Soviet Union

Definitions

  1. A political department of the former Soviet Union

Ancestry of “politotdel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполитотделpolitical department, political division
2Russianотделdepartment, division, bureau, office, section
3Russianотдели́ть—
4Russianдели́тьto divide
5Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
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