Where does “поволочь” come from?
поволочь (Russian) comes from Russian воло́чь, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.
поволочь (Russian): to drag
Ancestry of “поволочь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | воло́чь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | velťi | to drag |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | welk- | — |