Where does “właścić” come from?

właścić (Polish) comes from Polish właść, from Russian власть, from Old Church Slavonic власть, from Proto-Slavic volstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

Ancestry of “właścić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwłaść—
2Russianвластьauthority, authorities, power; rule, regime;...
3Old Church Slavonicвластьpower; province
4Proto-Slavicvolstьpower, authority, rule
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀstispower, authority, rule
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “właścić”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis →Every word from Proto-Slavic volstь →