Where does “владычествовать” come from?
владычествовать (Russian) comes from Russian владычество, from Russian -ество, from Proto-Slavic -ьstvo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -istwas.
владычествовать (Russian): to rule, to reign, to dominate, to prevail
Definitions
- to rule, to reign, to dominate, to prevail
Ancestry of “владычествовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | владычество | power, sway, dominion |
| 2 | Russian | -ество | suffix appended to nouns and adjectives to create... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |