Where does “безвла́стие” come from?

безвла́стие (Russian) comes 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.

безвла́стие (Russian): anarchy absence of any form of political authority or government

Definitions

  1. anarchy absence of any form of political authority or government

Ancestry of “безвла́стие”, step by step

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

Words derived from “безвла́стие”

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