Where does “obesłać” come from?

obesłać (Polish) comes from Polish słać, from Proto-Slavic sъlati, from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- — mercy, comfort.

obesłać (Polish): to send around

Definitions

  1. to send around

Ancestry of “obesłać”, step by step

obesłać traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish słać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsłaćto send; to spread, lay, make the bed
2Proto-Slavicsъlatito send
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₂-mercy, comfort

via Old Polish obesłać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishobesłaćto notify someone through messenger or official about a legal matter, most often about the date and place of a court hearing; to summon someone to court; to legally demand that something be done for the due or ordered by the court; to warn about legal liability
2Czechobe-A prefix, sometimes used instead of ob- in front...
3Proto-Turkicbẹ-we; I

Words derived from “obesłać

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₂-Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlatiEvery word from Polish słać
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