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Where does “słać” come from?

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

słać (Polish): to send; to spread, lay, make the bed

Definitions

  1. to send; to spread, lay, make the bed

Ancestry of “słać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъlatito send
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₂-mercy, comfort
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