Where does “властолюбие” come from?

властолюбие (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.

властолюбие (Russian): love of power, ambition

Definitions

  1. love of power, ambition

Ancestry of “властолюбие”, step by step

властолюбие traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian власть

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

via Russian люби́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлюби́тьto love
2Proto-Slavicľubitito love
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis →Every word from Proto-Slavic volstь →