Where does “polubog” come from?

polubog (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian polu-, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

polubog (Serbo-Croatian): demigod

Definitions

  1. demigod

Ancestry of “polubog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpolu-semi-, demi-
2Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian polu- →