Where does “wysłać” come from?
wysłać (Polish) comes from Polish słać, from Proto-Slavic sъlati, from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- — mercy, comfort.
wysłać (Polish): to send
Ancestry of “wysłać”, step by step
wysłać 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 wysłać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | wysłać | to send off, to dispatch |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *vysъlati | to send out |
Words derived from “wysłać”