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

  1. to command, to rule; to enjoin, to order, to...

Ancestry of “повелевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianповеле́тьto command, to rule (over)
2Russianвеле́тьto order, to enjoin, to command
3Old Church Slavonicвелѣтиcommand, order; wish
4Proto-Slavicvelětito want; to order
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velěti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic велѣти →