Where does “повелевать” come from?
повелевать (Russian) comes from Russian повеле́ть, from Russian веле́ть, from Old Church Slavonic велѣти, from Proto-Slavic velěti, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.
повелевать (Russian): to command, to rule; to enjoin, to order, to...
Definitions
- to command, to rule; to enjoin, to order, to...
Ancestry of “повелевать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | повеле́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | веле́ть | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | велѣти | command, order; wish |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | velěti | to want; to order |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₁- | to choose; to want |