Where does “област” come from?

област (Bulgarian) comes 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.

област (Bulgarian): district, region, zone

Definitions

  1. district, region, zone

Ancestry of “област”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicobolstьoblast, a region ruled over
2Proto-Slavicobvolstь—
3Proto-Slavicvolstьpower, authority, rule
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀstispower, authority, rule
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis →Every word from Proto-Slavic volstь →