Where does “Vladimirs” come from?
Vladimirs (Latvian) comes from Russian Влади́мир, from Slavic Володимѣръ, from Proto-Slavic Voldiměrъ, 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.
Vladimirs (Latvian): of Latvian speakers
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Ancestry of “Vladimirs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Влади́мир | Vladimir |
| 2 | Slavic | Володимѣръ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | Voldiměrъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | volděti | to rule |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | walˀdā́ˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁dʰh₁- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |