Where does “oblast” come from?
Oblast comes from Russian о́бласть, from Old Church Slavonic область, from Proto-Slavic obolstь and volstь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots h₃ebʰi and h₂welh₁dʰh₁-.
oblast (English): A region or province in Slavic or...
Definitions
- A region or province in Slavic or...
Ancestry of “oblast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | о́бласть | region, province; region, province, oblast |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | область | power, jurisdiction |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | obolstь | oblast, a region ruled over |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | obvolstь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | volstь | power, authority, rule |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | walˀstis | power, authority, rule |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |