Where does “начальственный” come from?

начальственный (Russian) comes from Russian нача́льство, from Russian нача́ло, from Old Church Slavonic начѧло, from Proto-Slavic načędlo — beginning, start.

начальственный (Russian): bossy, domineering, overbearing

Definitions

  1. bossy, domineering, overbearing

Ancestry of “начальственный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнача́льствоcommand, direction
2Russianнача́лоcommand
3Old Church Slavonicначѧлоbeginning
4Proto-Slavicnačędlobeginning, start
Every word from Proto-Slavic načędlo →Every word from Old Church Slavonic начѧло →Every word from Russian нача́ло →