Where does “вобласць” come from?
вобласць (Belarusian) comes from Church Slavonic область, from Proto-Slavic obolstь, from Proto-Slavic obvolstь, from Proto-Slavic volstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
вобласць (Belarusian): province, region, oblast
Ancestry of “вобласць”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Church Slavonic | область | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | obolstь | oblast, a region ruled over |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | obvolstь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | volstь | power, authority, rule |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | walˀstis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |