Where does “повелѣти” come from?

повелѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

повелѣти (Old Church Slavonic): to command

Definitions

  1. to command

Ancestry of “повелѣти”, step by step

повелѣти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Old Church Slavonic велѣти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвелѣтиcommand, order; wish
2Proto-Slavicvelětito want; to order
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →