Where does “воспользоваться” come from?
воспользоваться (Russian) comes from Russian по́льзовать, from Russian по́льза, from Old Church Slavonic польза, from Proto-Slavic polьdza, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
воспользоваться (Russian): to use, to utilize
Definitions
- to use, to utilize
Ancestry of “воспользоваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | по́льзовать | to benefit |
| 2 | Russian | по́льза | use, benefit, advantage, profit, usefulness |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | польза | Alternative form of польѕа |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | polьdza | relief; use, benefit |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |