Where does “область” come from?

область (Church Slavonic) 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.

Ancestry of “область”, 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

Words derived from “область”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis →Every word from Proto-Slavic volstь →