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
- political department, political division
Ancestry of “политотдел”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | отдел | department, division, bureau, office, section |
| 2 | Russian | отдели́ть | — |
| 3 | Russian | дели́ть | to divide |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | děliti | to divide |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | doyl- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
Words derived from “политотдел”