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Where does “オーブラスチ” come from?

オーブラスチ (Japanese) comes 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.

オーブラスチ (Japanese): oblast

Definitions

  1. oblast

Ancestry of “オーブラスチ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́бластьregion, province; region, province, oblast
2Old Church Slavonicобластьpower, jurisdiction
3Proto-Slavicobolstьoblast, a region ruled over
4Proto-Slavicobvolstь—
5Proto-Slavicvolstьpower, authority, rule
6Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀstis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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