Where does “политотдел” come from?

политотдел (Russian) comes from Russian отдел, from Russian отдели́ть, from Russian дели́ть, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

политотдел (Russian): political department, political division

Definitions

  1. political department, political division

Ancestry of “политотдел”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотделdepartment, division, bureau, office, section
2Russianотдели́тьto separate, to detach, to part
3Russianдели́тьto divide
4Proto-Slavicdělitito divide
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdoyl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “политотдел”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic děliti →