Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/posъlati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *po- +‎ *sъlati.

Verb

*posъlàti pf (imperfective *posylati)

1. to send, to delegate
2. to assign (task, mission)

Inflection

Conjugation of *posъlati, *posъla, *posъľetь (perf., -a/j-, s-aorist, accent paradigm b)

Verbal noun	Infinitive	Supine	L-participle
*posъlanьje	*posъlati	*posъlatъ	*posъlalъ

	Participles
Tense	Past	Present
Passive	*posъlanъ	—
Active	*posъlavъ	—

	Aorist			Present
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	*posъlaxъ	*posъla	*posъla	*posъľǫ	*posъľeši	*posъľetь
Dual	*posъlaxově	*posъlasta	*posъlaste	*posъľevě	*posъľeta	*posъľete
Plural	*posъlaxomъ	*posъlaste	*posъlašę	*posъľemъ	*posъľete	*posъľǫtь
	Imperfect			Imperative
Person	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Singular	—	—	—	—	*posъľi	*posъľi
Dual	—	—	—	*posъľivě	*posъľita	—
Plural	—	—	—	*posъľimъ	*posъľite	—

Notes:
• In perfective verbs, present expresses future

Derived terms

• *posъlъ (“messenger; task, assignment”)
• *posъlanьje (“message”)
• *posъlanikъ, *posъlanьcь (“messenger”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: пасла́ць (paslácʹ)
  • Russian: посла́ть (poslátʹ)
  • Ukrainian: посла́ти (posláty)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: посълати (posŭlati), посьлати (posĭlati)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: по̀слати

    Latin script: pòslati

  • Slovene: posláti
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: poslati
    • Czech: poslat
  • Polish: posłać
  • Slovak: poslať