Where does “władać” come from?
władać (Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian vladati, from Proto-Slavic voldati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
władać (Polish): to rule, to reign
Ancestry of “władać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | vladati | to rule, reign, govern; to master, have high... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | voldati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | walˀdā́ˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁dʰh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |