Where does “polusestra” come from?

polusestra (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sèstra, from Proto-Slavic sestrà — sister.

polusestra (Serbo-Croatian): half sister

Definitions

  1. half sister

Ancestry of “polusestra”, step by step

polusestra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian sèstra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansèstrasister
2Proto-Slavicsestràsister

via Serbo-Croatian pȍla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȍlahalf
Every word from Proto-Slavic sestrà →Every word from Serbo-Croatian sèstra →