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Where does “poslati” come from?

poslati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic posъlati, from Proto-Slavic sъlati, from Proto-Indo-European selh₂- — mercy, comfort.

poslati (Serbo-Croatian): to send

Definitions

  1. to send

Ancestry of “poslati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicposъlatito send, to delegate; to assign
2Proto-Slavicsъlatito send
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₂-mercy, comfort
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