Where does “заслать” come from?

заслать (Russian) comes from Russian сла́ть, from Old East Slavic сълати, from Proto-Slavic sъlati, from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- — mercy, comfort.

заслать (Russian): to send; to dispatch/send to the wrong address

Definitions

  1. to send; to dispatch/send to the wrong address

Ancestry of “заслать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсла́тьto send, to dispatch
2Old East Slavicсълати—
3Proto-Slavicsъlatito send
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₂-mercy, comfort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlati →Every word from Old East Slavic сълати →