Where does “полминуты” come from?

полминуты (Russian) comes from Russian пол-, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

полминуты (Russian): half a minute

Definitions

  1. half a minute

Ancestry of “полминуты”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпол-Alternative form of полу-; half past
2Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Russian пол- →