Where does “о́бласть” come from?

о́бласть (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic область, from Proto-Slavic obolstь, from Proto-Slavic obvolstь, from Proto-Slavic volstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

о́бласть (Russian): region, province; region, province, oblast

Definitions

  1. region, province; region, province, oblast

Ancestry of “о́бласть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicобластьpower, jurisdiction
2Proto-Slavicobolstьoblast, a region ruled over
3Proto-Slavicobvolstь—
4Proto-Slavicvolstьpower, authority, rule
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwalˀstispower, authority, rule
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

Words derived from “о́бласть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀstis →Every word from Proto-Slavic volstь →