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Where does “volděti” come from?

volděti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

volděti (Proto-Slavic): to rule

Definitions

  1. to rule

Ancestry of “volděti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀdā́ˀtei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁dʰh₁-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “volděti”

  • владеть
  • Владимир
  • Valde
  • Valdemar
  • Valdemārs
  • władać
  • nadvladati
  • завладати
  • владати
  • безвлађе
  • bezvlađe
  • prevladati
  • zavladati
  • превладати
  • ovladati
  • samovlada
  • svladati
  • vladati
  • savladati
  • овладати
  • надвладати
  • савладати
  • Valdemar
  • Valdemar
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