Where does “Уладзімер” come from?
Уладзімер (Belarusian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ, 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 “Уладзімер”, step by step