Where does “velkovévodství” come from?

velkovévodství (Czech) comes from Czech velkovévoda, from Czech vévoda, from Proto-Slavic vojevoda, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

velkovévodství (Czech): grand duchy

Definitions

  1. grand duchy

Ancestry of “velkovévodství”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvelkovévodagrand duke
2Czechvévodaduke
3Proto-Slavicvojevodaarmy leader, warlord, duke
4Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic voditi →