Where does “послати” come from?
послати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian слати, from Proto-Slavic sъlati, from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- — mercy, comfort.
послати (Serbo-Croatian): to send
Ancestry of “послати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | слати | to send; to spread, to lay, to make |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъlati | to send |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | selh₂- | mercy, comfort |