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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

Definitions

  1. to send

Ancestry of “послати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianслатиto send; to spread, to lay, to make
2Proto-Slavicsъlatito send
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₂-mercy, comfort
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