Where does “vlastnost” come from?

vlastnost (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.

vlastnost (Czech): property; quality; attribute

Definitions

  1. property; quality; attribute

Ancestry of “vlastnost”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis →Every word from Proto-Slavic volstь →