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

послати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian слати

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

via Proto-Slavic posъlati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicposъlatito send, to delegate; to assign

Words derived from “послати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlati →Every word from Ukrainian слати →