Where does “руководствоваться” come from?
руководствоваться (Russian) comes from Russian руководство, from Russian руководи́ть, from Russian рука́, from Old East Slavic рѫка, from Proto-Slavic rǫka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ránkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wrenk-, from Latvian wer- — to turn, to bend.
руководствоваться (Russian): to be guided by, to follow (e.g. some rules)
Definitions
- to be guided by, to follow (e.g. some rules)
Ancestry of “руководствоваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | руководство | guidance, instruction, direction; leadership;... |
| 2 | Russian | руководи́ть | to conduct, to lead, to direct |
| 3 | Russian | рука́ | arm, hand; hand |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | рѫка | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 8 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |