Where does “vlastenec” come from?

vlastenec (Czech) comes from Czech vlastní, from Czech vlast, from Old Czech vlast, from Proto-Slavic volstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

vlastenec (Czech): patriot

Definitions

  1. patriot

Ancestry of “vlastenec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvlastníown; proper; itself
2Czechvlasthomeland
3Old Czechvlastland
4Proto-Slavicvolstьpower, authority, rule
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀstispower, authority, rule
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “vlastenec”

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