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Where does “польѕа” come from?

польѕа (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic polьdza, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

польѕа (Old Church Slavonic): benefit, help

Definitions

  1. benefit, help

Ancestry of “польѕа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpolьdzarelief; use, benefit
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “польѕа”

  • польза
  • польза
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