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
- to send around
Ancestry of “obesłać”, step by step
obesłać traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish słać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | słać | to send; to spread, lay, make the bed |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъlati | to send |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₂- | mercy, comfort |
via Old Polish obesłać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | obesłać | to 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 |
| 2 | Czech | obe- | A prefix, sometimes used instead of ob- in front... |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bẹ- | we; I |