Where does “помолиться” come from?

помолиться (Russian) comes from Russian моли́ться, from Old East Slavic молитисꙗ, from Proto-Slavic modliti sę — to pray.

помолиться (Russian): to pray to petition a higher being

Definitions

  1. to pray to petition a higher being

Ancestry of “помолиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмоли́тьсяto pray
2Old East Slavicмолитисꙗ—
3Proto-Slavicmodliti sęto pray
Every word from Proto-Slavic modliti sę →Every word from Old East Slavic молитисꙗ →Every word from Russian моли́ться →