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Where does “velet” come from?

velet (Czech) comes from Old Czech veleti, from Proto-Slavic velěti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

velet (Czech): to command

Definitions

  1. to command

Ancestry of “velet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechveleti—
2Proto-Slavicvelětito want; to order
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

Words derived from “velet”

  • velitel
  • velitelství
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →