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Where does “начальство” come from?

начальство (Russian) comes from Russian нача́ло, from Old Church Slavonic начѧло, from Proto-Slavic načędlo.

Ancestry of “начальство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнача́лоcommand
2Old Church Slavonicначѧло—
3Proto-Slavicnačędlo—

Words derived from “начальство”

  • начальственный
Every word from Proto-Slavic načędlo →