Where does “posłać” come from?

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

posłać (Polish): to send away, to pack off, to ship off

Definitions

  1. to send away, to pack off, to ship off

Ancestry of “posłać”, step by step

posłać 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 Proto-Slavic posъlati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicposъlatito send, to delegate; to assign

Words derived from “posłać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlati →Every word from Polish słać →