Where does “полезность” come from?
полезность (Russian) comes from Russian поле́зный, 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.
полезность (Russian): usability, usefulness, utility
Definitions
- usability, usefulness, utility
Ancestry of “полезность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | поле́зный | useful, helpful, good, beneficial having a practical or beneficial use |
| 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 |