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Where does “Վլադիմիր” come from?

Վլադիմիր (Armenian) comes from Russian Влади́мир, from Slavic Володимѣръ, from Proto-Slavic Voldiměrъ, from Proto-Slavic volděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “Վլադիմիր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianВлади́мирVladimir
2SlavicВолодимѣръ—
3Proto-SlavicVoldiměrъ—
4Proto-Slavicvoldětito rule
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀdā́ˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁dʰh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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