Where does “поле́зный” come from?

поле́зный (Russian) comes 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.

поле́зный (Russian): useful, helpful, good, beneficial having a practical or beneficial use

Definitions

  1. useful, helpful, good, beneficial having a practical or beneficial use

Ancestry of “поле́зный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́льзаuse, benefit, advantage, profit, usefulness
2Old Church SlavonicпользаAlternative form of польѕа
3Proto-Slavicpolьdzarelief; use, benefit
4Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “поле́зный”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →