Where does “поволочь” come from?

поволочь (Russian) comes from Russian воло́чь, from Proto-Slavic velťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk-.

поволочь (Russian): to drag

Definitions

  1. to drag

Ancestry of “поволочь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianволо́чьto drag, to haul, to draw
2Proto-Slavicvelťito drag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwelk-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic welk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic velťi →Every word from Russian воло́чь →