Where does “засылать” come from?

засылать (Russian) comes from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “засылать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-behind, beyond
2Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →
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