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Where does “vojevoda” come from?

vojevoda (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vojevoda (Proto-Slavic): army leader, warlord, duke

Definitions

  1. army leader, warlord, duke

Ancestry of “vojevoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vojevoda”

  • voivode
  • voivodeship
  • waywode
  • waywodeship
  • voivoda
  • voivodato
  • воевода
  • województwo
  • wojewoda
  • nadvojvoda
  • vojvoda
  • надвојвода
  • војвода
  • войвода
  • vévodství
  • vévoda
  • arcivévoda
  • velkovévoda
  • војвода
  • надвојвода
  • vojvoda
  • воѥводьство
  • воѥвода
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