Where does “oblastal” come from?
oblastal (English) comes from English oblast, from Russian о́бласть, from Old Church Slavonic область, from Proto-Slavic obolstь, from Proto-Slavic obvolstь, from Proto-Slavic volstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
oblastal (English): Of or pertaining to oblasts
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to oblasts
Ancestry of “oblastal”, step by step
oblastal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oblast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oblast | A region or province in Slavic or... |
| 2 | Russian | о́бласть | region, province; region, province, oblast |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | область | power, jurisdiction |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | obolstь | oblast, a region ruled over |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | obvolstь | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | volstь | power, authority, rule |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | walˀstis | power, authority, rule |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |