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Where does “블라디보스토크” come from?

블라디보스토크 (Korean) comes from Russian Владивосто́к, from Russian владе́ть, from Church Slavonic владѣти, from Proto-Slavic volděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “블라디보스토크”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianВладивосто́к—
2Russianвладе́тьto possess, to be master of; to own, to possess
3Church Slavonicвладѣти—
4Proto-Slavicvoldětito rule
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀdā́ˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁dʰh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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