Where does “посол” come from?

посол (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic посълъ, from Proto-Slavic posъlъ, from Proto-Slavic sъlъ — messenger.

посол (Ukrainian): ambassador

Definitions

  1. ambassador

Ancestry of “посол”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпосълъ—
2Proto-Slavicposъlъenvoy, messenger; task, assignment
3Proto-Slavicsъlъmessenger
Every word from Proto-Slavic sъlъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic posъlъ →Every word from Old East Slavic посълъ →