Where does “послужить” come from?

послужить (Russian) comes from Russian служи́ть, from Old East Slavic служити, from Proto-Slavic *služìti — to serve.

послужить (Russian): to serve (for some time)

Definitions

  1. to serve (for some time)

Ancestry of “послужить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianслужи́тьto serve
2Old East Slavicслужити—
3Proto-Slavic*služìtito serve
Every word from Proto-Slavic *služìti →Every word from Old East Slavic служити →Every word from Russian служи́ть →