Where does “велеть” come from?
велеть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic велѣти, from Proto-Slavic velěti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
Ancestry of “велеть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | велѣти | command, order; wish |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | velěti | to want; to order |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |
Words derived from “велеть”