Where does “ниспослать” come from?

ниспослать (Russian) comes from Russian посла́ть, from Proto-Slavic posъlati, from Proto-Slavic sъlati, from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- — mercy, comfort.

ниспослать (Russian): to send or bestow from above (as of a deity or similar figure)

Definitions

  1. to send or bestow from above (as of a deity or similar figure)

Ancestry of “ниспослать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпосла́тьto send, to dispatch
2Proto-Slavicposъlatito send, to delegate; to assign
3Proto-Slavicsъlatito send
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₂-mercy, comfort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlati →Every word from Proto-Slavic posъlati →