Where does “всласть” come from?
всласть (Russian) comes from Russian сласть, from Old Church Slavonic сласть, from Proto-Slavic solstь, from Proto-Slavic sòldъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic salˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂l-.
всласть (Russian): to one's heart's content
Ancestry of “всласть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | сласть | sweetness; pleasure, enjoyment, candies; sweets |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | сласть | pleasure; satisfaction; sweetness |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | solstь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sòldъkъ | sweet |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | salˀdus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂l- | — |