Where does “oblastní” come from?

oblastní (Czech) comes from Czech oblast, 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.

oblastní (Czech): regional

Definitions

  1. regional

Ancestry of “oblastní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechoblastarea
2Proto-Slavicobolstьoblast, a region ruled over
3Proto-Slavicobvolstь—
4Proto-Slavicvolstьpower, authority, rule
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀstispower, authority, rule
6Proto-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 →
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